Proverbs 18:17 KJV
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
Proverbs 18:17, King James Version
In context
16 A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
17 He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 18:13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.