Proverbs 17:9

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Cross References

Psalm 32:1

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirreth up strifes: But love covereth all sins.

Proverbs 16:28

A froward man soweth strife: And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Proverbs 17:10

A reproof entereth more into a wise man Than an hundred stripes into a fool.

1 Corinthians 13:4

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

James 5:20

let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

1 Peter 4:8

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.