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Proverbs 25:9 Interlinear

“Debate thy cause with thy neighbour not a secret to another himself and discover”

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Proverbs 25 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	רִֽ֭יבְךָ	H7378	Debate	properly, to toss, i.e., grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e., hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
2	רִ֣יב	H7379	thy cause	a contest (personal or legal)
3	אֶת	H854		properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
4	רֵעֶ֑ךָ	H7453	with thy neighbour	an associate (more or less close)
5	וְס֖וֹד	H5475	not a secret	a session, i.e., company of persons (in close deliberation); by implication, intimacy, consultation, a secret
6	אַחֵ֣ר	H312	to another	properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc
7	אַל	H408		not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
8	תְּגָֽל׃	H1540	himself and discover	to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal

Proverbs 25:9 (current)Debate thy cause with thy neighbour not a secret to another himself and discover