Proverbs 25:9

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 25:9

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,

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KJV

King James Version

Debate thy cause with thy neighbour [himself;] and discover not a secret to another:

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WEB

World English Bible

Debate your case with your neighbor, and don’t betray the confidence of another,

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ASV

American Standard Version

Debate thy cause with thy neighbor [himself], And disclose not the secret of another;

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 25

⁷ for it is better to be told, “Come up here!” than to 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?

⁹ Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,

¹⁰ lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your infamy never go away.

¹¹ A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

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