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


In Context

6 Do not exalt yourself in the king's presence, and do not claim a place among great men;

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.

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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:9Debate thy cause with thy neighbour, but reveal 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: