Proverbs 17:9

American Standard Version 2015

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

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Hatred stirreth up strifes;\par\tab But love covereth all transgressions.

above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:

A perverse man scattereth abroad strife;\par\tab And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

{\b {\i A Psalm} of David.\par\tab Maschil.}\par\par\tab Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,\par\tab Whose sin is covered.

Love suffereth long, {\i and} is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

let him know, that he who converteth a sinner from the error of his way shall save his soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.\par

A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding\par\tab Than a hundred stripes into a fool.