Proverbs 18:17
Ko ia ʻoku muʻomuʻa ʻi heʻene meʻa ʻaʻana ʻoku matamata totonu: ka ʻi he haʻu ʻa hono kaungāʻapi ʻoku ne ʻahiʻahiʻi ia.
KO E TOHI TAPU KĀTOA
In The King James Version
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
In Context
16ʻOku fakaʻataʻatā ʻae hala ʻoe tangata ʻoku faʻa foaki, pea ʻoku ʻomi ai ia ki he ʻao ʻoe houʻeiki.
18ʻOku fakangatangata ʻi he fai ʻoe talotalo ʻae fakakikihi, ʻo ne vahevahe ki he kakai mālohi.
Cross References
2 Samuel 16:1Pea ʻi heʻene tuku ki mui siʻi ʻe Tevita ʻae tumutumu ʻoe moʻunga, vakai, naʻe fakafetaulaki mai kiate ia ʻa Sipa ko e tamaioʻeiki ʻa Mifiposeti, pea kuo ʻomi mo ia ʻae fanga ʻasi ʻe ua naʻe fua kavenga, pea naʻe fakaheka ki ai ʻae mā ʻe uangeau, mo e fuhinga kālepi mōmoa ʻe teau, mo e fuaʻi ʻakau ʻe teau ʻoe faʻahitaʻu mafana, pea mo e hina ʻoe uaine.
Proverbs 18:13Ko ia ʻoku kau ke lea ʻi ha meʻa ʻi he teʻeki te ne fanongo ki ai, ko e vale mo e fakamā ia kiate ia;
Acts 24:12Pea naʻe ʻikai te nau ʻilo au ʻoku ou fakakikihi mo ha taha ʻi he falelotu lahi, pe veuveuki ʻae kakai, ʻi he ngaahi falelotu, pe ʻi he kolo.