Proverbs 25:8-10

⁸ do not bring [1] hastily to court, for what will you do in the end if your neighbor puts you to shame? ⁹ If you take your neighbor to court, do not betray another's confidence, ¹⁰ or the one who hears it may shame you and the charge against you will stand.

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Other Translations of Proverbs 25:8-10

King James Version

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 a secret...: or, the secret of to another: ¹⁰ Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.

English Standard Version

⁸ do not hastily bring into court, forHebrew or else what will you do in the end, when your neighbor puts you to shame? ⁹ Argue your case with your neighbor himself, and do not reveal another's secret, ¹⁰ lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your ill repute have no end.

The Message

⁸ Don't jump to conclusions - there may be a perfectly good explanation for what you just saw. ⁹ In the heat of an argument, don't betray confidences; ¹⁰ Word is sure to get around, and no one will trust you.

New King James Version

⁸ Do not go hastily to court; For what will you do in the end, When your neighbor has put you to shame? ⁹ Debate your case with your neighbor, And do not disclose the secret to another; ¹⁰ Lest he who hears it expose your shame, And your reputation be ruined.

New Living Translation

⁸ don't be in a hurry to go to court. For what will you do in the end if your neighbor deals you a shameful defeat? ⁹ When arguing with your neighbor, don't betray another person's secret. ¹⁰ Others may accuse you of gossip, and you will never regain your good reputation.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 25:8-10

Commentary on Proverbs 25:8-10

(Read Proverbs 25:8-10)

To be hasty in beginning strife, will bring into difficulties. War must at length end, and might better be prevented. It is so in private quarrels; do all thou canst to settle the matter.