Proverbs 17:9

New International Reader's Version

Whoever wants to show love forgives a wrong. But those who talk about it separate close friends.

Cross References

Psalm 32:1

Blessed is the person whose lawless acts are forgiven. Their sins have been taken away.

Proverbs 10:12

Hate stirs up fights. But love erases all sins by forgiving them.

Proverbs 16:28

A twisted person stirs up conflict. Anyone who talks about others separates close friends.

Proverbs 17:10

A person who understands what is right learns more from just a warning than a foolish person learns from 100 strokes with a whip.

1 Corinthians 13:4

Love is patient. Love is kind. It does not want what belongs to others. It does not brag. It is not proud.

James 5:20

Then here is what I want you to remember. Anyone who keeps a sinner from going astray will save them from death. God will erase many sins by forgiving them.

1 Peter 4:8

Most of all, love one another deeply. Love erases many sins by forgiving them.