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


In Context

7 it is better for him to say to you, "Come up here," than for him to humiliate you before a nobleman. What you have seen with your eyes

8 do not bring hastily to court, for what will you do in the end if your neighbor puts you to shame?

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

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

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

12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man's rebuke to a listening 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 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:10Lest he that hears it put you to shame, and your infamy turn not away.