Mishle 25:9-11

Orthodox Jewish Bible

⁹ Plead thy cause with thy re’a himself; and betray not a sod (confidence) to another,

¹⁰ Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and the evil report of thee never depart.

¹¹ A word aptly spoken is like tapukhim (apples) of zahav in settings of kesef.