Proverbs 25:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Do not goתֵּצֵ֥א
(te·tze)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out hastilyמַ֫הֵ֥ר
(ma·her)
4118b: quickly, speedilyfrom mahar
to argueלָרִ֗ב
(la·riv)
7378: to strive, contenda prim. root
[your case]; Otherwise,פֶּ֣ן
(pen)
6435: lestof uncertain derivation
whatמַה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
will you doתַּ֭עֲשֶׂה
(ta·'a·seh)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
in the end,בְּאַחֲרִיתָ֑הּ
(be·'a·cha·ri·tah;)
319: the after-part, endfrom achar
When your neighborרֵעֶֽךָ׃
(re·'e·cha.)
7453: friend, companion, fellowfrom raah
humiliatesבְּהַכְלִ֖ים
(be·hach·lim)
3637: to be humiliateda prim. root
you? 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Go not forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
hastily
maher  (mah-hare')
hurrying; hence (adverbially) in a hurry -- hasteth, hastily, at once, quickly, soon, speedily, suddenly.
to strive
riyb  (reeb)
to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
lest thou know not what to do
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
in the end
'achariyth  (akh-ar-eeth')
the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity -- (last, latter) end (time), hinder (utter) -most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward.
thereof when thy neighbour
rea`  (ray'-ah)
an associate (more or less close) -- brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, (an-)other.
hath put thee to shame
kalam  (kaw-lawm')
to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult -- be (make) ashamed, blush, be confounded, be put to confusion, hurt, reproach, (do, put to) shame.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Do not go out hastily to argue your case; Otherwise, what will you do in the end, When your neighbor humiliates you?

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't take a matter to court hastily. Otherwise, what will you do afterward if your opponent humiliates you?

International Standard Version
don't be in a hurry to argue in court. Otherwise, what will you do later on when your neighbor humiliates you?

NET Bible
Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Do not go out for anything hastily, lest when you bring a lawsuit, your friend will revile you at the end.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Do not be in a hurry to go to court. What will you do in the end if your neighbor disgraces you?

King James 2000 Bible
Go not forth hastily to court, lest you know not what to do in the end, when your neighbor has put you to shame.
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