Proverbs 25:9-11
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
9 Argue your cause with your neighbor himself; discover not and disclose not another’s secret,(A)
10 Lest he who hears you revile you and bring shame upon you and your ill repute have no end.
11 A word fitly spoken and in due season is like apples of gold in settings of silver.(B)
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Proverbs 25:9-11
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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:11 Or possibly apricots
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