Proverbs 25:9
7 For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures 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 whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
Read in contextProverbs 11:13
A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
Read in contextProverbs 20:19
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
Read in context