Proverbs 25:9 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,

English ASV

Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself, And disclose not the secret of another;

English Amplified

Argue your cause with your neighbor himself; discover not and disclose not another's secret, [Matt. 18:15.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Argue your cause with your neighbor himself; discover not and disclose not another's secret, [Matt. 18:15.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Make your case with your opponent without revealing another’s secret;

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Debate thy cause with thy neighbour, but reveal not the secret of another;

English EASY 2024

If you argue with your neighbour, do not tell his secrets to other people.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

If you want to tell your friends about your own problems, tell them. But don't discuss what someone told you in private.

Argue your case with your neighbor himself, and do not reveal another's secret,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

If you and your neighbor have a difference of opinion, settle it between yourselves and do not reveal any secrets.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Present your argument to your neighbor, but do not reveal another person's secret.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Make your case with your opponent without revealing another's secret;

English KJV 1611

Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:

English LSB

Plead your case with your neighbor, And do not reveal the secret of another,

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Plead your cause with your neighbor himself, and betray not a confidence to another,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Argue your case with your neighbor, And do not reveal the secret of another,

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Discuss your case with your neighbor, but another man's secret do not disclose;

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

When you argue a case with your neighbor, do not reveal the secret of another person,

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

If you talk about a matter with your neighbor, don't tell others what was said.

English NIV

If you argue your case with a neighbor, do not betray another man's confidence,

English NKJ 1982

Debate your case with your neighbor, And do not disclose the secret to another;

English NLT

So discuss the matter with them privately. Don't tell anyone else,

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Argue your case with your neighbor directly, and do not disclose another's secret;

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Don’t reveal another person’s secret just to prove a point in an argument, or you could be accused of being a gossip

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Argue your case with your neighbor himself, and do not disclose another's secret;

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

and go down before your neighbor in shameful defeat. So discuss the matter with him privately.

English Tyndale 1537

Handle thy matter with thy neighbour himself, and discover not another man's secret:

Proverbs 25:9 — Compare Translations