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

Make your case with your opponent[a]
without revealing another’s secret;(A)
10 otherwise, the one who hears will disgrace you,
and you’ll never live it down.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 25:9 Or neighbor
  2. Proverbs 25:10 Lit and your evil report will not turn back

17 Let your foot rarely be in your neighbor’s house,
Or he will become [a]weary of you and hate you.
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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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 25:17 Lit surfeited with

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

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

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