Matthew Poole and continuators on Proverbs 25:9

9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself ; and discover not a secret to another.

If thou hast any quarrel with him, first try to compose it by private discourse with him. Compare Mat. 5. 25. & 18. 15. Luk. 12. 58.

Any secret. Let no heat of contention provoke thee to divulge any of his secret counsels committed to thy trust, or to reproach him with any of his secret faults, as is usual in Law suits, and other contentions. Or, the secret, any secret difference between thee and him, which therefore is fittest to be ended secretly between you, and not to be imparted to any other.

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