Proverbs 25:4-10

⁴Remove the waste from the silver, and the silversmith has pure silver to work with.

⁵Remove the wicked from the king's presence and the king will rule securely and justly.

⁶Don't try to make yourself look great before the king, and don't pretend to be among the important people,

⁷for it's better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be humiliated before a nobleman. Even though you've seen something with your own eyes,

⁸don't rush to take legal action, for what are you going to do in the end when your neighbor shows you're wrong and humiliates you?

⁹Discuss the case with your neighbor himself, and don't betray someone else's secret,

¹⁰otherwise whoever hears it will make you ashamed and you'll never lose your bad reputation.