If you take your neighbor to court,
    do not betray another’s confidence,
10 or the one who hears it may shame you
    and the charge against you will stand.

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[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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Notas al pie

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

17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house—
    too much of you, and they will hate you.

18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow
    is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.(A)

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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