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Proverbs 17:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You will keep your friends if you forgive them, but you will lose your friends if you keep talking about what they did wrong.

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Hatred stirs up trouble; love overlooks the wrongs that others do.

Most important of all, you must sincerely love each other, because love wipes away many sins.

Gossip is no good! It causes hard feelings and comes between friends.

Our God, you bless everyone whose sins you forgive and wipe away.

Love is kind and patient, never jealous, boastful, proud, or

If you turn sinners from the wrong way, you will save them from death, and many of their sins will be forgiven.

A sensible person accepts correction, but you can't beat sense into a fool.