World English Bible
Proverbs 25:10
“lest one who hears it put you to shame, and your bad reputation never depart.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 25
8
Don't be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?
9
Debate your case with your neighbor, and don't betray the confidence of another;
10
lest one who hears it put you to shame, and your bad reputation never depart.
11
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
12
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.