American Standard Version of 1901
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Go not forth hastily to strive, {Or, Lest it be said in the end thereof, What will thou do? When &c.}Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof,When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.
Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself, {Or, But}And disclose not the secret of another;
Lest he that heareth it revile thee,And thine infamy turn not away.
A word {Or, in due season}fitly spokenIs like apples of gold in network of silver.
As {Or, a nose-ring}an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
As 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.
As clouds and wind without rain,So is he that boasteth himself {Hebrew: in a gift of falsehood.}of his gifts falsely.