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Proverbs 25:9-11
Contemporary English Version
Proverbs 25:9-11
Contemporary English Version
9 When you and someone else
can't get along,
don't gossip about it.[a]
10 Others will find out,
and your reputation
will then be ruined.
11 The right word
at the right time
is like precious gold
set in silver.
Footnotes
- 25.9 When … it: Or “Settle a problem privately between you and your neighbor and don't involve others.”
Proverbs 25:9-11
New International Version
Proverbs 25:9-11
New International Version
9 If you take your neighbor to court,
do not betray another’s confidence,
10 or the one who hears it may shame you
and the charge against you will stand.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:11 Or possibly apricots
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