Proverbs 25:9
Debate your case with your neighbour, and don’t betray the confidence of another,
World English Bible British
In The King James Version
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
In Context
10lest one who hears it put you to shame, and your bad reputation never depart.
Cross References
Proverbs 20:19He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide 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 →