Proverbs 25:8-12

⁸Get not suddenly into a quarrel, lest thou repent at last.

⁹Whenever thy friend shall reproach thee, retreat backward, despise him not;

¹⁰lest thy friend continue to reproach thee, so thy quarrel and enmity shall not depart, but shall be to thee like death.

^10aFavour and friendship set a man free, which do thou keep for thyself, lest thou be made liable to reproach; but take heed to thy ways peaceably.

¹¹As a golden apple in a necklace of sardius, so is it to speak a wise word.

¹²In an ear-ring of gold a precious sardius is also set; so is a wise word to an obedient ear.