Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

lest he who hears it revile thee, and thine infamy turn not away.

New American Standard Bible

Or he who hears it will reproach you,
And the evil report about you will not pass away.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

otherwise, the one who hears will disgrace you,
and you’ll never live it down.

International Standard Version

Otherwise, anyone who hears will make you ashamed, and your bad reputation will never leave you.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


Or he who hears it will shame you
And the rumor about you [and your action in court] will have no end.

Bible in Basic English

Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.

Darby Translation

lest he that heareth it disgrace thee, and thine evil report turn not away.

Julia Smith Translation

Lest he hearing shall reproach thee, and thine infamy shall not turn away.

King James 2000

Lest he that hears it put you to shame, and the evil report turns not away.

Lexham Expanded Bible

lest he who hears shame you and your ill repute will not end.

Modern King James verseion

lest he who hears it put you to shame, and your evil report turn not away.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

lest when men hear thereof, it turn to thy dishonour, and lest thine evil name do not cease.

NET Bible

lest the one who hears it put you to shame and your infamy will never go away.

New Heart English Bible

lest one who hears it put you to shame, and your bad reputation never depart.

The Emphasized Bible

Lest he that heareth expose thee, and, the report concerning thee, turn not away.

Webster

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

World English Bible

lest one who hears it put you to shame, and your bad reputation never depart.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
it put thee to shame
חסד 
Chacad 
Usage: 3

דּבּה 
Dibbah 
Usage: 9

Verse Info

Context Readings

More Proverbs Of Solomon

9 Debate thy case with thy neighbor [himself], and disclose not the secret of another, 10 lest he who hears it revile thee, and thine infamy turn not away. 11 A word fitly spoken is apples of gold in a network of silver.

Cross References

Psalm 119:39

Turn away my reproach of which I am afraid, for thine ordinances are good.

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