Proverbs 17:9

New Century Version

Whoever forgives someone’s sin makes a friend, but gossiping about the sin breaks up friendships.

Cross References

Psalm 32:1

Happy is the person whose sins are forgiven, whose wrongs are pardoned.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up trouble, but love forgives all wrongs.

Proverbs 16:28

A useless person causes trouble, and a gossip ruins friendships.

Proverbs 17:10

A wise person will learn more from a warning than a fool will learn from a hundred lashings.

1 Corinthians 13:4

Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, and it is not proud.

James 5:20

remember this: Anyone who brings a sinner back from the wrong way will save that sinner’s soul from death and will cause many sins to be forgiven.

1 Peter 4:8

Most importantly, love each other deeply, because love will cause people to forgive each other for many sins.