Proverbs 25:10
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.In other versions
Lest he that heareth it revile thee, And thine infamy turn not away.
ASV
Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.
BBE
lest he that heareth [it] disgrace thee, and thine evil report turn not away.
DBY
Lest one who hears it put you to shame, And your bad reputation never depart.
WEB
Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.
YLT
Lest he that hears it put you to shame, and yours ill repute turn not away.
ENG
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thy infamy turn not away.
WBT
lest the one who hears may disgrace you, and your infamy never go away.
BSB
In context
8Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
9Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
10Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
11A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
12As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
