Proverbs 17:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁹ Whoever conceals an offence promotes love, but whoever gossips about it separates friends.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats or harps on a matter separates even close friends.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

Common English Bible

⁹ One who seeks love conceals an offense, but one who repeats it divides friends.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ Whoever conceals an offense seeks friendships. Whoever repeats the words of another separates allies.

Proverbs 17:9 Cross References

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up conflicts, but love covers all offences.

Proverbs 16:28

A contrary person spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.

Proverbs 17:10

A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person more than a hundred lashes into a fool.

1 Corinthians 13:4

Love is patient,  love is kind. Love does not envy,  is not boastful, is not arrogant,

James 5:20

let that person know that whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.

1 Peter 4:8

Above all, maintain constant love  for one another, since love covers a multitude of sins.   ,