Proverbs 25:9
Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
In Context
10Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.
Cross References
Proverbs 20:19A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver [with] his lips make not thyself surety.
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 →