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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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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]

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Footnotes

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

17 Make your foot scarce in the house of your neighbor,
    lest he become weary of you and hate you.
18 Like a club and sword and a sharp arrow
    is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

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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)

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