PROVERBS 25:6-13

⁶Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

⁷For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom thine eyes have seen.

⁸Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

⁹Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself, and disclose not the secret of another:

¹⁰Lest he that heareth it revile thee, and thine infamy turn not away.

¹¹A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in baskets of silver.

¹²As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

¹³As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him; for he refresheth the soul of his masters.