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Proverbs 25:6-17

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6Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great:
7For it is better to have it said to you, Come up here; than for you to be put down in a lower place before the ruler.
8Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?
9Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another:
10Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.
11A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.
12Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.
13As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.
14As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.
15A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.
16If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.
17Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.

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