Proverbs 25:10
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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.

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Psalm 119:39 Turn away my reproach, which I have apprehended: for thy judgments are delightful.

Context
More Proverbs of Solomon
9Treat thy cause with thy friend, and discover not the secret to a stranger: 10Lest 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.11To speak a word in due time, is like apples of gold on beds of silver.…
Cross References
Proverbs 25:9
Treat thy cause with thy friend, and discover not the secret to a stranger:

Proverbs 25:11
To speak a word in due time, is like apples of gold on beds of silver.

Lexicon
lest
פֶּֽן־ (pen-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 6435: Removal, lest

the one who hears
שֹׁמֵ֑עַ (šō·mê·a‘)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently

may disgrace you,
יְחַסֶּדְךָ֥ (yə·ḥas·seḏ·ḵā)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2616: To bow, to be kind, to reprove

and your infamy
וְ֝דִבָּתְךָ֗ (wə·ḏib·bā·ṯə·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1681: Whispering, defamation, evil report

never
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

go away.
תָשֽׁוּב׃ (ṯā·šūḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again


Additional Translations
lest the one who hears may disgrace you, and your infamy never go away.Lest he that hears it put you to shame, and your infamy turn not away.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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