Proverbs 25:9
7 for it is better that he says to you, “Come up here!” than that you should be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,
8 do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?
Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,
10 lest the one who hears may disgrace you, and your infamy never go away.
11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,
- KJV
- Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
- WEB
- Debate your case with your neighbor, and don’t betray the confidence of another,
- ASV
- Debate thy cause with thy neighbor [himself], And disclose not the secret of another;
- DARBY
- Debate thy cause with thy neighbour, but reveal not the secret of another;
- BLB
- Dispute your cause with your neighbor, and do not uncover the secret to another,
- ÅB
- Før din sak mot din motpart, men åpenbar ikke annen manns hemmelighet,
- OTB
- Før din sak med din nabo, og forråd ikke en annens tillit,
- B1930
- Før din sak mot din motpart, men åpenbar ikke annen manns hemmelighet,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 18:5–17
And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
Read in contextProverbs 11:13
A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
Read in contextProverbs 20:19
He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
Read in context