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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
פן-יחסדך שמע ודבתך לא תשוב
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
pn-yKHsdk SHm` vdbtk lA tSHvb

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
ne forte insultet tibi cum audierit et exprobrare non cesset

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Lest he that hears it put you to shame, and your infamy turn not away.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Lest he that hears it put you to shame, and the evil report turns not away.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
Authorized (King James) Version   
lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
New King James Version   
Lest he who hears it expose your shame, And your reputation be ruined.
21st Century King James Version   
lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Lest he that heareth it revile thee, And thine infamy turn not away.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
Lest he that hears will revile you, and many complain against you.
Darby Bible Translation   
lest he that heareth it disgrace thee, and thine evil report turn not away.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Lest he insult over thee, when he hath heard it, and cease not to upbraid thee. Grace and friendship deliver a man: keep these for thyself, lest thou fall under reproach.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Lest he that heareth it revile thee, and thine infamy turn not away.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your ill repute have no end.
God's Word   
Otherwise, when he hears about it, he will humiliate you, and his evil report about you will never disappear.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
otherwise, the one who hears will disgrace you, and you'll never live it down.
International Standard Version   
Otherwise, anyone who hears will make you ashamed, and your bad reputation will never leave you.
NET Bible   
lest the one who hears it put you to shame and your infamy will never go away.
New American Standard Bible   
Or he who hears it will reproach you, And the evil report about you will not pass away.
New International Version   
or the one who hears it may shame you and the charge against you will stand.
New Living Translation   
Others may accuse you of gossip, and you will never regain your good reputation.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thy infamy turn not away.
The World English Bible   
lest one who hears it put you to shame, and your bad reputation never depart.
EasyEnglish Bible   
If you do that, everyone will know about it. Then you will be ashamed for your whole life.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.
New Life Version   
Or he who hears you may put you to shame, and bad things will be said about you forever.
The Voice Bible   
For if you do, someone who hears you could disgrace you, and a bad reputation will cling to you ever afterward.
Living Bible   
Don’t be hotheaded and rush to court! You may start something you can’t finish and go down before your neighbor in shameful defeat. So discuss the matter with him privately. Don’t tell anyone else, lest he accuse you of slander and you can’t withdraw what you said.
New Catholic Bible   
for fear your listener will reproach you and your reputation will be irretrievably damaged.
Legacy Standard Bible   
Lest he who hears it bring disgrace upon you, And the bad report about you will not turn away.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
lest he that hears it put thee to shame and thine infamy not turn away.
Christian Standard Bible   
otherwise, the one who hears will disgrace you, and you’ll never live it down.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Lest he who hears you revile you and bring shame upon you and your ill repute have no end.
New Century Version   
Whoever hears it might shame you, and you might not ever be respected again.
The Message   
In the heat of an argument, don’t betray confidences; Word is sure to get around, and no one will trust you.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
If you do, the person who hears it will shame you, and your bad reputation will never leave you.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
or else someone who hears you will bring shame upon you, and your ill repute will have no end.
Good News Translation®   
Otherwise everyone will learn that you can't keep a secret, and you will never live down the shame.
Wycliffe Bible   
lest peradventure he have joy of thy fall (lest perhaps he have joy over thy fall), when he hath heard (of it), and cease not to do shame to thee.
Contemporary English Version   
Others will find out, and your reputation will then be ruined.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your ill repute have no end.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
or else someone who hears you will bring shame upon you, and your ill repute will have no end.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
or else someone who hears you will bring shame upon you, and your ill repute will have no end.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Otherwise, the one who hears it will vilify you; the slander against you will never stop.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Or he who hears it will shame you And the rumor about you [and your action in court] will have no end.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your ill repute have no end.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Lest, hearing it, they reproach you, and your ill repute never ceases.
New American Standard Bible   
Or one who hears it will put you to shame, And the evil report about you will not pass away.
The Expanded Bible   
Whoever hears it might shame you, and ·you might not ever be respected again [L the slander against you will never stop].
Tree of Life Version   
or the one who hears it will shame you, and you will never lose your bad reputation.
Revised Standard Version   
lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your ill repute have no end.
New International Reader's Version   
If you do, someone might hear it and put you to shame. And the charge against you will stand.
BRG Bible   
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
Complete Jewish Bible   
If you do, and he hears of it, he will disgrace you, and your bad reputation will stick.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
or else someone who hears you will bring shame upon you, and your ill repute will have no end.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and the evil report of thee never depart.
Names of God Bible   
Otherwise, when he hears about it, he will humiliate you, and his evil report about you will never disappear.
Modern English Version   
lest he who hears it put you to shame, and your reputation be ruined.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Whoever hears it will lose their respect for you and will never trust you again.
International Children’s Bible   
Whoever hears it might say bad things about you. And you might not ever be respected again.
Lexham English Bible   
lest he who hears shame you and your ill repute will not end.
New International Version - UK   
or the one who hears it may shame you and the charge against you will stand.