Proverbs 17:9 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends. Common English Bible One who seeks love conceals an offense, but one who repeats it divides friends. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever conceals an offense seeks friendships. Whoever repeats the words of another separates allies. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that concealeth a transgression, seeketh friendships: he that repeateth it again, separateth friends. |
A froward man scattereth abroad strife: And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than an hundred stripes into a fool.
Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
let him know, that he which converteth a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.
above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins: