Proverbs 25:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.”

Proverbs 25:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 25:10 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 25:10 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 25:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 25:10 — World English Bible

Proverbs 25:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 25:10 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 25:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.”

Proverbs 25:10 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 25:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“lest he that heareth [it] disgrace thee, and thine evil report turn not away. ”

Proverbs 25:10 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 25:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Least he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamie doe not cease.”

Proverbs 25:10 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 25:10 in Context — Proverbs 25

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.

11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

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What Does Proverbs 25:10 Mean?

Proverbs 25:10 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 25. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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