Proverbs 25:9

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

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In The King James Version

Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:

In Context

8Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?

10Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.

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Cross References

Proverbs 20:19He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide.

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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