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Debate your case with your neighbor,
    and don’t betray the confidence of another,
10     lest one who hears it put you to shame,
    and your bad reputation never depart.

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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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Footnotes

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

17 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house,
    lest he be weary of you, and hate you.
18 A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor
    is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

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

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