Proverbs 25:9
Debate your case with your neighbour, and don’t betray the confidence of another,
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
In Context
10lest one who hears it put you to shame, and your bad reputation never depart.
Cross References
Proverbs 20:19He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:9-11
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 himself; and discover not a secret to another: 10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away. I. Here is good counsel given about going to law:—1. "Be not hasty in bringing an action, before thou hast thyself considered it, and consulted with thy friends about it: Go not forth hastily to strive; do not send for a writ in… Read the whole commentary →