Proverbs 25:9
Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
In Context
10lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your infamy never go away.
Cross References
Proverbs 20:19He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
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 →