Proverbs 25:9 · KJV
“Debate thy cause with thy neighbour {himself}; and discover not a secret to another: {a secret...: or, the secret of}”
— Proverbs 25:9
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.
Lest he that heareth {it} put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
Proverbs 25 — Context
For better {it is} that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
8Go not forth hastily to strive, lest {thou know not} what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
9Debate thy cause with thy neighbour {himself}; and discover not a secret to another: {a secret...: or, the secret of}
10Lest he that heareth {it} put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
11A word fitly spoken {is like} apples of gold in pictures of silver. {fitly...: Heb. spoken upon his wheels}
Cross References
Matthew 18:5-17
And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
Proverbs 11:13
A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. {A talebearer: Heb. He that walketh, being a talebearer}
Proverbs 20:19
He that goeth about {as} a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. {flattereth: or, enticeth}