Proverbs 25:9-10
New American Standard Bible
9 [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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:9 Lit Contend
- Proverbs 25:10 Lit return
Proverbs 25:9-10
Revised Standard Version
9 Argue your case with your neighbor himself,
and do not disclose another’s secret;
10 lest he who hears you bring shame upon you,
and your ill repute have no end.
Proverbs 25:17-18
New American Standard Bible
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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:17 Lit surfeited with
Proverbs 25:17-18
Revised Standard Version
17 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house,
lest he become weary of you and hate you.
18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor
is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.
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