9Debate thy cause with thy neighbour, but reveal not the secret of another;


In Context

6 Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of the great;

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 see.

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.

9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour, but reveal not the secret of another;

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

11 As apples of gold in pictures of silver, is a word spoken in season.

Proverbs 25:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:9Debate thy cause with thy neighbour [himself;] and discover not a secret to another:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:9If you argue your case with a neighbor, do not betray another man's confidence,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:9Treat thy cause with thy friend, and discover not the secret to a stranger:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:9Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself , And disclose not the secret of another;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:9Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself, and disclose not the secret of another:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:9Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself; and reveal not a secret to another:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:9Debate your case with your neighbor, and don't betray the confidence of another;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:9Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:9Debate your cause with your neighbor himself; and discover not a secret to another: