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


In Context

7 For better that he hath said to thee, 'Come thou up hither,' Than that he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.

8 Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?

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

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

11 Apples of gold in imagery of silver, Is the word spoken at its fit times.

12 A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, Is the wise reprover to an attentive 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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