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Proverbs 17:9

Young's Literal Translation 1862

Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.

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By David. -- An Instruction. O the happiness of him whose transgression `is' forgiven, Whose sin is covered.

Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.

A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool.

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up,

let him know that he who did turn back a sinner from the straying of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.

and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins;