Proverbs 25:10
Hebrew Bible
9 When you argue a case with your neighbor, do not reveal the secret of another person, 10 lest the one who hears it put you to shame and your infamy will never go away. 11 Like apples of gold in settings of silver, so is a word skillfully spoken. 12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to the ear of the one who listens.
Date: 6th-3rd Centuries B.C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)
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LXX Proverbs 25:10
Septuagint
9 Retreat to the rear; do not be disdainful, 10 lest the friend reproach you, and your fight and enmity not depart, 10 a but it will be equal to death for you. Favor and affection are free things that you should keep for yourself, lest you become reproached, but guard your ways peaceably. 11 A golden apple in a small necklace of sardius, so is speaking a word.
Date: 1st Century B.C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)
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"... It is significant that this verse (Proverbs 25:10), which has no Hebrew counterpart, was probably added to the book of Proverbs by a Jew living in Egypt, where the large Jewish community sought to live a life of Torah observance, that is, “to guard their ways” in a context where they were under constant pressure to assimilate to the pagan Hellenistic culture of their overlords. They had to negotiate with the surrounding culture to find a modus vivendi. This may very well be the background also of verse 10 (“grace and love give freedom”) and (“keep these [that is, grace and love] for yourself, so that you may be free of reproach”). In response to the threat of cultural and religious assimilation, this added verse advises: “be winsome but preserve your (Jewish) ways” ..."
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