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Proverbs 17:9 — He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth…
“He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.”
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The verses around Proverbs 17:9.
7Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
8A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Verse explanation
Compares whoever forgives and does not keep dwelling on an offense, preserving the friendship, with whoever insists on bringing up someone else’s mistake again and again, which ends up driving away even the closest friends.
From the Proverbs 17 study in Bible in Stories.
Proverbs 17:9 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
O que encobre a transgressão busca a amizade, mas o que renova a coisa, separa os maiores amigos.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Quem perdoa a transgressão busca a amizade; mas quem repete o assunto afasta amigos íntimos.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Si perdonas un mal, cosecharás una amistad; pero si sigues hablando de la ofensa, perderás a tu amigo.
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