Proverbs 25:8

Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
forth	תֵּצֵ֥א te.Tze'	H3318	to go (causatively · verb, qal jussive, 2nd person masculine singular
hastily	מַ֫הֵ֥ר ma.Her	H4118	properly · verb, piel infinitive construct
strive	לָרִ֗ב la.Riv	H7378	properly · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
do	תַּ֭עֲשֶׂה Ta.'a.seh	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
end	בְּאַחֲרִיתָ֑הּ be.'a.cha.ri.Tah	H319	the last or end · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
neighbour	רֵעֶֽךָ re.'E.kha	H7453	an associate (more or less close) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
shame	בְּהַכְלִ֖ים be.hakh.Lim	H3637	properly · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct

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Cross-references

Matthew 5:25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the j…
Proverbs 17:14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
Proverbs 18:6 A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Proverbs 30:33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth…
2 Samuel 2:26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how lon…
Jeremiah 5:31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end th…
Luke 14:31-32 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet hi…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:8-10

I. Here is good counsel given about going to law: - 1. "Be not hasty in bringing an action, before thou hast thyself considered it, and consulted with thy friends about it: Go not forth hastily to strive; do not send for a writ in a passion, or upon the first appearance of right on thy side, but weigh the matter deliberately, because we are apt to be partial in our own cause; consider the certainty of the expenses and the uncertainty of the success, how much care and vexation it will be the occasion of, and, after all, the cause may go against thee; surely then thou shouldst not go forth hastily to strive." 2. "Bring not an action before thou hast tried to end the matter amicably (Pro 25:9):…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 25:8

(Compare Pro 3:30). lest . . . shame--lest you do what you ought not, when shamed by defeat, or "lest thou art shut out from doing any thing."

John Gill on Proverbs 25:8

Go not forth hastily to strive,.... To go to law with a neighbour; think well of it beforehand; consider the nature of the cause, whether right or wrong; or whether it is a matter of such moment as to go to law about; whether it will not be deemed a frivolous and vexatious suit; whether able to bear the expenses of it, and what may probably be the success of it; lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof; for a livelihood, having spent all thy substance in the lawsuit, and so reduced to poverty as not to know how to live, or how and where to show thy face, through the disgrace that shall fall upon time by losing the cause; when that neighbour hath put thee to shame; in open court, an…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 25:8-10

8 Go not forth hastily to strife, That it may not be said, "What wilt thou do in the end thereof, When now thy neighbour bringeth disgrace upon thee?" 9 Art thou striving with thy neighbour? strive with him, But disclose not the secret of another; 10 That he who heareth it may not despise thee, And thine evil name depart no more. Whether ריב in לריב is infin., as at Jdg 21:22, or subst., as at Ch2 19:8, is not decided: ad litigandum and ad litem harmonize. As little may it be said whether in אל־תּצא [go not forth], a going out to the gate (court of justice), or to the place where he is to be met who is to be called to account, is to be thought of; in no respect is the sense metaphorical: let…

The Church Fathers

What your eyes have seen, do not quickly bring forth in a quarrel, etc. And in the Gospel, the Lord: If your brother sins against you, go and rebuke him between you and him alone, etc. (Matt. XVIII)
— Bede, Commentary on Proverbs

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Dictionary and topics

Adjudication At Law · TO BE AVOI — TO BE AVOI
Compromise · BEFORE LITIGATION, ENJOINED — BEFORE LITIGATION, ENJOINED
Lawsuits · To be avoi — To be avoi
Prudence · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Rashness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Strife · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Proverbs 25:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:8-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 25:8

John Gill on Proverbs 25:8

Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 25:8-10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Proverbs 25:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:8-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 25:8

John Gill on Proverbs 25:8

Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 25:8-10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Proverbs 25:7

Rashi on Proverbs 25:8