10Lest he that hears it put you to shame, and your infamy turn not away.


In Context

7 For better it is that it be said to you, Come up here; than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince whom your eyes have seen.

8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest you know not what to do in the end thereof, when your neighbor has put you to shame.

9 Debate your cause with your neighbor himself; and discover not a secret to another:

10 Lest he that hears it put you to shame, and your infamy turn not away.

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

12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover on an obedient ear.

Proverbs 25:10 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:10Lest he that heareth [it] put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:10or he who hears it may shame you and you will never lose your bad reputation.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:10Lest he insult over thee, when he hath heard it, and cease not to upbraid thee. Grace and friendship deliver a man: keep these for thyself, lest thou fall under reproach.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:10Lest he that heareth it revile thee, And thine infamy turn not away.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:10lest he that heareth it disgrace thee, and thine evil report turn not away.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:10Lest he that heareth it revile thee, and thine infamy turn not away.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:10Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thy infamy turn not away.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:10lest one who hears it put you to shame, and your bad reputation never depart.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:10Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.