Proverbs 25:10

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“lest the one who hears may disgrace you, and your infamy never go away.”

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BSBPD

“lest the one who hears may disgrace you, and your infamy never go away.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 25:10 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 119:39Turn away the disgrace I dread, for Your judgments are good.
  2. Ecclesiastes 7:1A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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