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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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(A)Debate your case with your neighbor,
And do not disclose the secret to another;
10 Lest he who hears it expose your shame,
And [a]your reputation be ruined.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:10 the evil report concerning you not pass away

17 Let your foot rarely be in your neighbor’s house,
Lest he have more than his fill of you and hate you.
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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Footnotes

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

17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house,
Lest he become weary of you and hate you.

18 (A)A man who bears false witness against his neighbor
Is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.

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