Proverbs 17:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.”
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“Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 17:9 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 32:1Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
- Proverbs 10:12Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
- Proverbs 16:28A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
- 1 Peter 4:8Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
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