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Proverbs 25:9-10
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 25:9-10
Christian Standard Bible
9 Make your case with your opponent
without revealing another’s secret;(A)
10 otherwise, the one who hears will disgrace you,
and you’ll never live it down.[a]
Footnotes
- 25:10 Lit and your evil report will not turn back
Proverbs 25:9-10
New International Version
Proverbs 25:9-10
New International Version
9 If you take your neighbor to court,
do not betray another’s confidence,
10 or the one who hears it may shame you
and the charge against you will stand.
Proverbs 25:9-10
King James Version
Proverbs 25:9-10
King James Version
9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
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Proverbs 25:14
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 25:14
Christian Standard Bible
14 The one who boasts about a gift that does not exist
is like clouds and wind without rain.(A)
Proverbs 25:14
New International Version
Proverbs 25:14
New International Version
14 Like clouds and wind without rain
is one who boasts of gifts never given.
Proverbs 25:14
King James Version
Proverbs 25:14
King James Version
14 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
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Proverbs 25:18
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 25:18
Christian Standard Bible
18 A person giving false testimony against his neighbor(A)
is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.(B)
Proverbs 25:18
New International Version
Proverbs 25:18
New International Version
18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow
is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.(A)
Proverbs 25:18
King James Version
Proverbs 25:18
King James Version
18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
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Proverbs 25:23
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 25:23
Christian Standard Bible
23 The north wind produces rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
Proverbs 25:23
New International Version
Proverbs 25:23
New International Version
23 Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain
is a sly tongue—which provokes a horrified look.
Proverbs 25:23
King James Version
Proverbs 25:23
King James Version
23 The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
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