The Meaning of Proverbs 25:10 Explained

Proverbs 25:10

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

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

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 25:10 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 25:1-14 - Words Fitly Spoken
This collection of proverbs was made. 250years after the time of Solomon by the scribes of King Hezekiah. The glory of God is too great to be disclosed to the vulgar eye of mere curiosity, but it will be unfolded to royal souls that seek for it as for hid treasure"¦. The great rulers of the world must have their secret counsels, but they should be freed from evil counselors, as gold from dross"¦. Compare Proverbs 25:6 and Proverbs 25:7 with Luke 14:8-10"¦. Second thoughts are best; sleep over your plan or letter; be deliberate in planning and prompt in acting on the plan when formed"¦. Don't reveal to another a cause of offense that should be adjusted between yourself and your neighbor, Matthew 18:15"¦. A word happily adapted to a circumstance is like an apple of gold, that is, an orange, in a basket of silver filigree-work."¦ As drink cooled with snow refreshes the thirsty reaper, so is a messenger who faithfully executes his errand to the master who sent him. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 25

1  observations about kings
8  and about avoiding causes of quarrels

What do the individual words in Proverbs 25:10 mean?

Lest expose your shame he who hears [it] and your reputation not be ruined
פֶּֽן־ יְחַסֶּדְךָ֥ שֹׁמֵ֑עַ וְ֝דִבָּתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א תָשֽׁוּב

פֶּֽן־  Lest 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: פֶּן  
Sense: lest, not, beware lest adv.
יְחַסֶּדְךָ֥  expose  your  shame 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, second person masculine singular
Root: חָסַד 
Sense: to be good, be kind. 2a (Hithpael) to show kindness to oneself. 2 to be reproached, be ashamed.
שֹׁמֵ֑עַ  he  who  hears  [it] 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
וְ֝דִבָּתְךָ֗  and  your  reputation 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: דִּבָּה  
Sense: whispering, defamation, evil report.
תָשֽׁוּב  be  ruined 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.

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