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Proverbs 25:9–10

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9gDebate your case with your neighbor,

And do not disclose the secret to another;

10Lest he who hears it expose your shame,

And 2your reputation be ruined.

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Footnotes

  1. 2the evil report concerning you not pass away

Cross references

  1. g[Matt. 18:15]

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Argue your case with your neighbor himself,

and do not reveal another’s secret,

lest he who hears you bring shame upon you,

and your ill repute have no end.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

If you take your neighbor to court,

do not betray another’s confidence,

or the one who hears it may shame you

and the charge against you will stand.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Make your case with your opponent

without revealing another’s secret;

otherwise, the one who hears will disgrace you,

and you’ll never live it down.

NLTNew Living Translation

When arguing with your neighbor,

don’t betray another person’s secret.

Others may accuse you of gossip,

and you will never regain your good reputation.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Argue your argument with your neighbor himself,

the secret of another do not disclose,

lest he who hears shame you

and your ill repute will not end.

KJV 1900King James Version

Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself;

And discover not a secret to another:

Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame,

And thine infamy turn not away.