Proverbs 25:9-10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
9 Argue your case with your neighbor directly,
and do not disclose another’s secret,(A)
10 or else someone who hears you will bring shame upon you,
and your ill repute will have no end.
Proverbs 25:9-10
Common English Bible
9 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.
Proverbs 25:14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
14 Like clouds and wind without rain
is one who boasts of a gift never given.(A)
Proverbs 25:14
Common English Bible
14 People who brag about a gift never given
are like clouds and wind that produce no rain.
Proverbs 25:18
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
18 Like a war club, a sword, or a sharp arrow
is one who bears false witness against a neighbor.(A)
Proverbs 25:18
Common English Bible
18 People who testify falsely against their neighbors
are like a club, sword, and sharpened arrow.
Proverbs 25:23
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
23 The north wind produces rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.(A)
Proverbs 25:23
Common English Bible
23 The north wind stirs up rain,
and a person who plots quietly provokes angry faces.
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