Proverbs 17:9

New King James Version

He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends.

Cross References

Psalm 32:1

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

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins.

Proverbs 16:28

A perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer separates the best of friends.

Proverbs 17:10

Rebuke is more effective for a wise man Than a hundred blows on a fool.

1 Corinthians 13:4

Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;

James 5:20

let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.

1 Peter 4:8

And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.”