Proverbs 25:10
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thy infamie do not ceasse.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
In Context
9Handle thy matter with thy neighbour himselfe, and discouer not thy secrete to another:
11A worde spoken in due season, is lyke apples of golde in a graued worke of siluer.
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 →