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Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court.
    What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?
Debate your case with your neighbor,
    and don’t betray the confidence of another,
10     lest one who hears it put you to shame,
    and your bad reputation never depart.

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(A)Do not go hastily to [a]court;
For what will you do in the end,
When your neighbor has put you to shame?
(B)Debate your case with your neighbor,
And do not disclose the secret to another;
10 Lest he who hears it expose your shame,
And [b]your reputation be ruined.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:8 Lit. contend or bring a lawsuit
  2. Proverbs 25:10 the evil report concerning you not pass away