King James Version
What Does Proverbs 25:10 Mean?
“Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.”
Context
8
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.
9
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another: a secret: or, the secret of
10
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
11
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. fitly: Heb. spoken upon his wheels
12
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(10) **Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame.**—Lest he cry shame upon thee for thy treachery, and thine infamy be not forgotten.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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Cross-References
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