[a](A)Argue your case with your neighbor,
And (B)do not reveal the secret of another,
10 Or one who hears it will put you to shame,
And the evil report about you will not [b]pass away.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:9 Lit Contend
  2. Proverbs 25:10 Lit return

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

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

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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18 Like a club, a (A)sword, and a sharp (B)arrow
Is a person who gives (C)false testimony against his neighbor.

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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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23 The north wind brings rain,
And a [a](A)gossiping tongue brings an angry face.

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  1. Proverbs 25:23 Lit tongue of secrecy

23 The wind of the north produces rain,
    and a backbiting tongue, angry faces.

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