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(A)Plead your case with your neighbor,
And (B)do not reveal the secret of another,
10 Lest he who hears it bring disgrace upon you,
And the bad report about you will not turn away.

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Make your case with your opponent[a]
without revealing another’s secret;(A)
10 otherwise, the one who hears will disgrace you,
and you’ll never live it down.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:9 Or neighbor
  2. Proverbs 25:10 Lit and your evil report will not turn back

14 Like (A)clouds and (B)wind without rain
Is a man who boasts [a]of his gifts falsely.

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Footnotes

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

14 The man who boasts about a gift that does not exist
is like clouds and wind without rain.(A)

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18 Like a club and a (A)sword and a sharp (B)arrow
Is a man who bears [a](C)false witness against his neighbor.

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  1. Proverbs 25:18 Or lying witness, cf. Ex 20:16

18 A man giving false testimony against his neighbor(A)
is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.(B)

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23 The north wind brings forth rain,
And a (A)tongue of secrets, an indignant face.

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

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