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

Argue it out with your neighbor,
    and don’t give away someone’s secret.
10 Otherwise, the one who hears it will vilify you;
    the slander against you will never stop.

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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 People who brag about a gift never given
    are like clouds and wind that produce no rain.

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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 People who testify falsely against their neighbors
    are like a club, sword, and sharpened arrow.

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

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23 The north wind stirs up rain,
    and a person who plots quietly provokes angry faces.

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