Proverbs 25:8

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Be not haistie to go to the lawe, lest happlie thou ordre yi self so at ye last, yt thy neghbor put ye to shame.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 5:25 : 25 Agre with thine aduersary quicklye, whyle thou art in the waye with hym, lest that aduersary deliuer the to the iudge, and the iudge deliuer the to the minister, and then thou be cast in to preson.
  • Prov 17:14 : 14 He yt soweth discorde & strife, is like one yt dyggeth vp a water broke: but an open enemie is like the water yt breaketh out & reneth abrode.
  • Prov 18:6 : 6 A fooles lippes are euer brawlinge, and his mouth prouoketh vnto batayll.
  • Prov 30:33 : 33 Who so chyrneth mylck, maketh butter: he that rubbeth his nose, maketh it blede, and he that causeth wrath, bryngeth forth strife.
  • Prov 14:12 : 12 There is a waye, which some men thinke to be right, but the ende therof ledeth vnto death.
  • Jer 5:31 : 31 The prophetes teach falsely, and the prestes folowe them, and my people hath pleasure therin. What will come therof at the last?
  • Luke 14:31-32 : 31 Or what kynge wil go to make battayl agaynst another kynge, and sytteth not downe first, and casteth in his mynde, whether he be able with ten thousande, to mete him that commeth agaynst him with twentye thousande? 32 Or els, whyle the other is yet a greate waye of he sendeth embassage, and desyreth peace.
  • 2 Sam 2:14-16 : 14 And Abner sayde vnto Ioab: Let the yonge me get them vp, and playe before vs. Ioab sayde: Let them aryse. 15 Then gat they them vp, & wente in nombre twolue of Ben Iamin on Isboseth Sauls sonnes syde, and twolue of Dauids seruauntes. 16 And euery one gat another by the heade, and thrust his swerde in his syde, and fell together: therfore is the place called Helkath hazurim (that is, the felde of the Worthies) which is at Gibeon.
  • 2 Sam 2:26 : 26 And Abner called vnto Ioab, and sayde: Shal the swerde the deuoure without ende? Knowest thou not, that it wyll be bytter at the last? How longe wil it be or thou saie vnto the people, that they leaue of from their brethre:
  • 2 Kgs 14:8-9 : 8 Then sent Amasias messaungers vnto Ioas the sonne of Ioahas the sonne of Iehu kynge of Israel, sayenge: Come hither, let vs se one another. 9 But Ioas ye kynge of Israel sent vnto Amasias the kynge of Iuda, sayenge: The hawthorne that is in Libanus, sent to the Ceder tre in Libanus, sayenge: Geue thy doughter vnto my sonne to wife. But a wylde beest of the felde ranne ouer ye hawthorne, and trode it downe. 10 Thou hast smytte the Edomites, therfore is thine hert waxen proude: Take the prayse, and byde at home: why stryuest thou for mysfortune, yt thou mayest fall, and Iuda with the? 11 Howbeit Amasias consented not. Then wete Ioas the kynge of Israel vp, and they sawe one another, he and Amasias the kynge of Iuda at Beth Semes which lyeth in Iuda. 12 But Iuda was smytten before Israel, so that euery one fled in to his tente.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 25:9-10
    2 verses
    84%

    9 Handle thy matter wt yi neghbor himself, & discouer not another mans secrete:

    10 lest whan men heare therof, it turne to yi dishonor, & lest thine euell name do not ceasse.

  • Prov 25:6-7
    2 verses
    78%

    6 Put not forth yi self in ye presence of ye kynge, & prease not in to ye place of greate men.

    7 Better it is yt it be sayde vnto ye: come vp hither, then thou to be set downe in ye presence of ye prynce, whom thou seyst with thine eyes.

  • Prov 25:17
    77%

    17 Withdrawe yi foote fro thy neghbours house, lest he be weery of the, and so abhorre the.

  • Prov 3:28-30
    3 verses
    76%

    28 Saye not vnto thy neghboure: go thy waye & come agayne, tomorow wil I geue the:

    29 where as thou hast now to geue him. Intende no hurte vnto thy neghboure, seynge he hopeth to dwell in rest by the.

    30 Stryue not lightly wt eny man, where as he hath done ye no harme.

  • Prov 24:27-29
    3 verses
    75%

    27 First make vp yi worke yt is wt out, & loke well vnto yt which thou hast in ye felde, & the buylde thine house.

    28 Be no false wytnesse agaynst yi neghbor, & hurte him not wt yi lyppes.

    29 Saye not: I wil hadle him, eue as he hath dealte wt me, & wil rewarde euery ma acordinge to his dedes.

  • Prov 6:3
    75%

    3 Therfore (my sonne) do this, discharge thy self, for thou art come i to yi neghbours daunger. Go thy waye then soone, & intreate thy neghboure:

  • Prov 22:24-25
    2 verses
    74%

    24 Make no fredshipe with an angrie wylfull man, and kepe no company wt ye furious:

    25 lest thou lerne his wayes, and receaue hurte vnto thy soule.

  • Luke 12:58
    73%

    58 Whyle thou goest with thine aduersary vnto the Prynce, geue diligece by the waye, that thou mayest be quyte of him, lest he brynge the before the iudge, and the iudge delyuer the to the iaylar, and the iaylar cast the in to preson.

  • Prov 24:17-18
    2 verses
    73%

    17 Reioyce not thou at ye fall of thine enemie, and let not thine herte be glad whan he stombleth.

    18 Lest ye LORDE (when he seyth it) be angrie, & turne his wrath from him vnto the.

  • Prov 27:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 Make not thy boost of tomorow, for thou knowest not what maye happen todaye.

    2 Let another ma prayse the, & not thine owne mouth: yee other folkes lippes, and not thyne.

  • Prov 18:17
    72%

    17 The righteous accuseth hi self first of all, yf his neghbor come, he shal fynde him.

  • Matt 5:25
    72%

    25 Agre with thine aduersary quicklye, whyle thou art in the waye with hym, lest that aduersary deliuer the to the iudge, and the iudge deliuer the to the minister, and then thou be cast in to preson.

  • Prov 20:3
    72%

    3 It is a mans honoure to kepe himself from strife, but they yt haue pleasure in braulinge, are fooles eueryone.

  • Prov 26:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4 Geue not the foole an answere after his foolishnesse, lest thou become like vnto him:

    5 but make ye foole an answere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne coceate.

  • Eccl 7:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9 Be not haistely angrie in yi mynde, for wrath resteth in the bosome of a foole.

    10 Saye not thou: What is the cause that ye dayes of ye olde tyme were better, then they yt be now? for that were no wyse question.

  • Prov 5:9
    72%

    9 That thou geue not thine honor vnto another, and thy yeares to the cruell.

  • Prov 18:13
    72%

    13 He that geueth sentece in a matter before he heare it, is a foole, and worthy to be confounded.

  • Prov 14:7
    72%

    7 Se yt thou medle not with a foole, & do as though thou haddest no knowlege.

  • Eccl 10:4
    72%

    4 Yf a principall sprete be geue the to beare rule, be not negliget the in thine office: for so shal greate wickednesse be put downe, as it were wt a medecyne.

  • Prov 11:12
    71%

    12 A foole bryngeth vp a slaunder of his neghboure, but a wyse man wil kepe it secrete.

  • Prov 17:14
    71%

    14 He yt soweth discorde & strife, is like one yt dyggeth vp a water broke: but an open enemie is like the water yt breaketh out & reneth abrode.

  • Eccl 5:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1 Whan thou commest in to the house of God, kepe thy fote, and drawe nye, that thou mayest heare: that is better then the offeringes of fooles, for they knowe not what euell they do.

    2 Be not hastie with thy mouth, & let not thine hert speake eny thige rashly before God. For God is in heauen, & thou vpon earth, therfore let thy wordes be fewe.

  • Prov 23:4
    71%

    4 Take not ouer greate trauayle and labor to be riche, bewarre of soch a purpose.

  • Ps 37:8
    71%

    8 Leaue of from wrath, let go displeasure, let not thy gelousy moue the also to do euell.

  • Prov 27:10
    71%

    10 Thyne owne frende and thy fathers frende se thou forsake not, but go not in to thy brothers house in tyme of thy trouble. Better is a frende at hode, then a brother farre of.

  • Prov 29:9
    71%

    9 Yf a wyse man go to lawe with a foole (whether he deale with him frendly or roughly) he getteth no rest.

  • Prov 12:16
    71%

    16 A foole vttereth his wrath in all the haist, but a discrete man forgeueth wronge.

  • Hos 4:4
    71%

    4 Yet is there none, that wil chaste nor reproue another. The prestes which shulde refourme other me, are become like the people.

  • Job 22:21
    71%

    21 Therfore recocile the vnto God, & be content, so shal all thinges prospere wt the right well.

  • Prov 23:9
    71%

    9 Tel nothinge in to ye eares of a foole, for he wyl despyse the wy?dome of thy wordes.

  • Prov 14:29
    71%

    29 Pacience is a token of wi?dome, but wrath and haistie displeasure is a token of foolishnesse.

  • Prov 19:2
    70%

    2 Where no discrecion is, there the soule is not well: and who so is swifte on fote, stombleth hastely.

  • Prov 15:18
    70%

    18 An angrie man stereth vp strife, but he yt is pacient stilleth discorde.

  • Eccl 8:3
    70%

    3 Be not haistie to go out of his sight, & se thou cotynue in no euell thinge: for what so euer it pleaseth him, yt doeth he.

  • Prov 11:2
    70%

    2 Where pryde is, there is shame also and confucion: but where as is lowlynes, there is wysdome.

  • Prov 22:10
    70%

    10 Cast out ye scornefull man, and so shal strife go out wt him, yee variaunce and slaunder shal cease.

  • Prov 30:32
    70%

    32 Yf thou be so foolish to magnifie yi self, or medlest wt eny soch thinge, the laye thine hade vpon yi mouth.

  • Prov 26:17
    70%

    17 Who so goeth by and medleth with other mens strife, he is like one yt taketh a dogg by ye eares.