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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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(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

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

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

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

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