Proverbs 25:7-17  New American Standard Bible

⁸ Do not go out ^(B)hastily to ^[a]argue your case;
^[b]Otherwise, what will you do in ^[c]the end,
When your neighbor humiliates you?
^9 [d](C)Argue your case with your neighbor,
And ^(D)do not reveal the secret of another,
¹⁰ Or one who hears it will put you to shame,
And the evil report about you will not ^[e]pass away.

¹¹ Like apples of gold in settings of silver,
Is a ^(E)word spoken at ^[f]the proper time.
¹² Like ^[g]an ^(F)earring of gold and a ^(G)jewelry piece of ^(H)fine gold,
Is a wise person who offers rebukes to a ^(I)listening ear.
¹³ Like the cold of snow in the ^[h]time of harvest
Is a ^(J)faithful messenger to those who send him,
For he refreshes the soul of his masters.
¹⁴ Like ^(K)clouds and ^(L)wind without rain
Is a person who boasts ^[i]of his gifts falsely.
¹⁵ Through ^[j](M)patience a ruler may be persuaded,
And a gentle tongue breaks bone.
¹⁶ Have you ^(N)found honey? Eat only ^[k]what you need,
So that you do not have it in excess and vomit it.
¹⁷ Let your foot rarely be in your neighbor’s house,
Or he will become ^[l]weary of you and hate you.