Proverbs 25:10
פֶּֽן ־ יְחַסֶּדְךָ שֹׁמֵעַ וְדִבָּתְךָ לֹא תָשֽׁוּב ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
In Context
9רִֽיבְךָ רִיב אֶת ־ רֵעֶךָ וְסוֹד אַחֵר אַל ־ תְּגָֽל ׃
11תַּפּוּחֵי זָהָב בְּמַשְׂכִּיּוֹת כָּסֶף דָּבָר דָּבֻר עַל ־ אָפְנָֽיו ׃
Cross References
Psalms 119:39הַעֲבֵר חֶרְפָּתִי אֲשֶׁר יָגֹרְתִּי כִּי מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ טוֹבִֽים ׃
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 →