Proverbs 25:10

In 11 translations

BSB

lest the one who hears may disgrace you, and your infamy never go away.

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

Lest the hearer put you to shame, || And your evil report not turn back.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

Lest he insult over thee, when he hath heard it, and cease not to upbraid thee. Grace and friendship deliver a man: keep these for thyself, lest thou fall under reproach.

GNV

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

JPS

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

LXXE

lest thy friend continue to reproach thee, so thy quarrel and enmity shall not depart, but shall be to thee like death. Favour and friendship set a man free, which do thou keep for thyself, lest thou be made liable to reproach; but take heed to thy ways peaceably.

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Original-language editions

WLC

פֶּֽן־יְחַסֶּדְךָ֥ שֹׁמֵ֑עַ וְ֝דִבָּתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א תָשֽׁוּב׃

LXX-Br

μή σε ὀνειδίσῃ μὲν ὁ φίλος, ἡ δὲ μάχη σου καὶ ἡ ἔχθρα οὐκ ἀπέσται, ἀλλὰ ἔσται σοι ἴση θανάτῳ· χάρις καὶ φιλία ἐλευθεροῖ, ἃς τήρησον σεαυτῷ, ἵνα μὴ ἐπονείδιστος γένῃ, ἀλλὰ φύλαξον τὰς ὁδούς σου εὐσυναλλάκτως.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 119:39Turn away the disgrace I dread, for Your judgments are good.

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