◄ Proverbs 17:9 ►
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Good News Translation
If you want people to like you, forgive them when they wrong you. Remembering wrongs can break up a friendship.

New Revised Standard Version
One who forgives an affront fosters friendship, but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend.

Contemporary English Version
You will keep your friends if you forgive them, but you will lose your friends if you keep talking about what they did wrong.

New American Bible
Whoever overlooks an offense fosters friendship, but whoever gossips about it separates friends.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He that concealeth a transgression, seeketh friendships: he that repeateth it again, separateth friends.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

that covereth

Proverbs 10:12 In the lips of the wise is wisdom found: and a rod on the back of him that wanteth sense.

Psalm 32:1 To David himself, understanding. Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

1 Peter 4:8 But before all things have a constant mutual charity among yourselves: for charity covereth a multitude of sins.

seeketh

Proverbs 16:28 A perverse man stirreth up quarrels: and one full of words separateth princes.

Context
Better a Dry Morsel in Quietness
…8The expectation of him that expecteth is a most acceptable jewel: whithersoever he turneth himself, he understandeth wisely. 9He that concealeth a transgression, seeketh friendships: he that repeateth it again, separateth friends.10A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.…
Cross References
1 Corinthians 13:4
Charity is patient, is kind: charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely, is not puffed up,

James 5:20
He must know that he who causeth a sinner to be converted from the error of his way shall save his soul from death and shall cover a multitude of sins.

1 Peter 4:8
But before all things have a constant mutual charity among yourselves: for charity covereth a multitude of sins.

Proverbs 10:12
In the lips of the wise is wisdom found: and a rod on the back of him that wanteth sense.

Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man stirreth up quarrels: and one full of words separateth princes.

Proverbs 17:10
A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.

Proverbs 17:8
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