Proverbs 25:10
a Favour and friendship set a man free, which do thou keep for thyself, lest thou be made liable to reproach; but take heed to thy ways peaceably.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
In Context
9Whenever thy friend shall reproach thee, retreat backward, despise him not;
11As a golden apple in a necklace of sardius, so is it to speak a wise word.
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 →