Proverbs 17:9

The English Standar Version

Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

Cross References

Psalm 32:1

Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.

Proverbs 16:28

A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

Proverbs 17:10

A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.

1 Corinthians 13:4

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant

James 5:20

let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

1 Peter 4:8

Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.