(A)Argue your case with your neighbor himself,
    and do not reveal another's secret,
10 lest he who hears you bring shame upon you,
    and your ill repute have no end.

Read full chapter

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]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 25:10 Lit and your evil report will not turn back

17 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house,
    lest he have his fill of you and hate you.
18 A man who (A)bears false witness against his neighbor
    is like a war club, or (B)a sword, or a sharp arrow.

Read full chapter

17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house;
otherwise, he’ll get sick of you and hate you.

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

Read full chapter