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Argue your argument with your neighbor himself,
    the secret of another do not disclose,
10 lest he who hears shame you
    and your ill repute will not end.

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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]

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Footnotes

  1. 25:10 Lit and your evil report will not turn back

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.

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14 Like clouds and wind when there is no rain,
    so too is a man who boasts in a gift of deception.

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14 The one who boasts about a gift that does not exist
is like clouds and wind without rain.(A)

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14 Like clouds and wind without rain
    is one who boasts of gifts never given.

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18 Like a club and sword and a sharp arrow
    is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

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18 A person giving false testimony against his neighbor(A)
is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.(B)

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18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow
    is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.(A)

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23 The wind of the north produces rain,
    and a backbiting tongue, angry faces.

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23 The north wind produces rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.

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23 Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain
    is a sly tongue—which provokes a horrified look.

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