Proverbs 17:9 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

⁹ One who forgives an affront fosters friendship, but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend.

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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.

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

Proverbs 17:9 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 32:1

Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.

Proverbs 16:28

A perverse person spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

Proverbs 17:10

A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person than a hundred blows into a fool.

1 Corinthians 13:4

Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant

James 5:20

you should know that whoever brings back a sinner from wandering will save the sinner's soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

1 Peter 4:8

Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.