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


In Context

6 Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.

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.

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 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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