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Proverbs 25:10

World English Bible

lest one who hears it put you to shame,
and your bad reputation never depart.

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Proverbs 25:10 in other translations

Lest he that heareth it revile thee, And thine infamy turn not away.

Proverbs 25:10 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 25:10 in context

  1. 8Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court.
    What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?
  2. 9Debate your case with your neighbor,
    and don’t betray the confidence of another,
  3. 10lest one who hears it put you to shame,
    and your bad reputation never depart.
  4. 11A word fitly spoken
    is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
  5. 12As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,
    so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.