(A)Debate your case with your neighbor,
And do not disclose the secret to another;
10 Lest he who hears it expose your shame,
And [a]your reputation be ruined.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:10 the evil report concerning you not pass away

Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself,
[a]And disclose not the secret of another;
10 Lest he that heareth it revile thee,
And thine infamy turn not away.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:9 Or, But

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 (A)Whoever falsely boasts of giving
Is like (B)clouds and wind without rain.

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14 As clouds and wind without rain,
So is he that boasteth himself [a]of his gifts falsely.

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  1. Proverbs 25:14 Hebrew in a gift of falsehood.

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

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18 (A)A man who bears false witness against his neighbor
Is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.

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18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor
Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

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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 north wind brings forth rain,
And (A)a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

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23 The north wind bringeth forth rain;
So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

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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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