Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
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Gill's Exposition
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself,.... Between thee and him alone; lay the matter before him, and hear what he has to say for himself, by which you will better judge of the nature of the…
Barnes' Notes
An anticipation of the highest standard of ethical refinement Mat 18:15, but with a difference. Here the motive is prudential, the risk of shame, the fear of the irretrievable infamy of the betrayer…
I. Here is good counsel given about going to law: - 1. "Be not hasty in bringing an action, before thou hast thyself considered it, and consulted with thy friends about it: Go not forth hastily to…
Cambridge Bible
a secretto] Rather, the secret of, A.V. marg. and R.V.
The warning would seem to be against being betrayed by a litigious spirit into dishonourable conduct, and incurring the indelible shame of…