Proverbs 25:10

“lest he who hears it put you to shame, and the slander against you not go away.”

Proverbs 25:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
Study it in the app

With the Hebrew beneath

10

Proverbs 25:10, word by word

he who hears itשֹׁמֵעַshomea

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

Where else “shomea” appears
put you to shameיְחַסֶּדְyechased

shame

To put someone to shame before others.

Where else “yechased” appears
the slander against youדִבָּתְdibat

bad report

Bad report about someone; slander, gossip.

Where else “dibat” appears
go awayתָשׁוּבtashuv

bring back

To return something, restore.

Where else “tashuv” appears

The context

9Plead your case with your neighbor, and do not reveal another’s secret;

10 · This verse (above)

11Apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken at its right time.

Read all of Proverbs 25

How to use it