Proverbs 25:10

Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.

In Context

9Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another:

11A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.

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Cross References

Psalms 119:39Take away the shame which is my fear; for your decisions are good.

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 →

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