Proverbs 17:9

The Message

Overlook an offense and bond a friendship; fasten on to a slight and—good-bye, friend!

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Count yourself lucky, how happy you must be— you get a fresh start, your slate’s wiped clean.

Hatred starts fights, but love pulls a quilt over the bickering.

Troublemakers start fights; gossips break up friendships.

A quiet rebuke to a person of good sense does more than a whack on the head of a fool.