King James Version
Proverbs 25:10 in the King James Version says “Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 25 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.”
Proverbs 25:10 · KJV
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another: a secret: or, the secret of
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. fitly: Heb. spoken upon his wheels
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“it put thee to shame”
H2616properly, perhaps to bow (the neck only [compare h2603] in courtesy to an equal), i.e., to be kind; also (by euphemistically [compare h1288], but rare
“Lest he that heareth”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“turn not away”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
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