Proverbs 25:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:”

Proverbs 25:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 25:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 25:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Debate your case with your neighbor, and don’t betray the confidence of another,”

Proverbs 25:9 — World English Bible

Proverbs 25:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself, And disclose not the secret of another; ”

Proverbs 25:9 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 25:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,”

Proverbs 25:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 25:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Debate thy cause with thy neighbour, but reveal not the secret of another; ”

Proverbs 25:9 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 25:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Debate thy matter with thy neighbour, and discouer not the secret to another,”

Proverbs 25:9 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 25:9 in Context — Proverbs 25

7 For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.

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.

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What Does Proverbs 25:9 Mean?

Proverbs 25:9 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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