Proverbs 17:9 - Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ Whoever conceals an offense seeks friendships. Whoever repeats the words of another separates allies.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats or harps on a matter separates even close friends.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

Common English Bible

⁹ One who seeks love conceals an offense, but one who repeats it divides friends.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ He that concealeth a transgression, seeketh friendships: he that repeateth it again, separateth friends.

English Standard Version 2016

⁹ Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

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Psalm 32:1

A Psalm of David. Exult in the Lord, you just ones; together praise the upright.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred rises up from disputes. And charity covers all offenses.

Proverbs 16:28

A perverse man stirs up lawsuits. And one who is verbose divides leaders.

Proverbs 17:10

A correction benefits more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.

1 Corinthians 13:4

Charity is patient, is kind. Charity does not envy, does not act wrongly, is not inflated.

James 5:20

he ought to know that whoever causes a sinner to be converted from the error of his ways will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

1 Peter 4:8

But, before all things, have a constant mutual charity among yourselves. For love covers a multitude of sins.