Strong's Lexicon Whoever conceals מְֽכַסֶּה־ (mə·ḵas·seh-) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3680: 1) to cover, conceal, hide 1a) (Qal) conceal, covered (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be covered 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cover, clothe 1c2) to cover, conceal 1c3) to cover (for protection) 1c4) to cover over, spread over 1c5) to cover, overwhelm 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be covered 1d2) to be clothed 1e) (Hithpael) to cover oneself, clothe oneself an offense פֶּ֭שַׁע (pe·ša‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6588: 1) transgression, rebellion 1a1) transgression (against individuals) 1a2) transgression (nation against nation) 1a3) transgression (against God) 1a3a) in general 1a3b) as recognised by sinner 1a3c) as God deals with it 1a3d) as God forgives 1a4) guilt of transgression 1a5) punishment for transgression 1a6) offering for transgression promotes מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ (mə·ḇaq·qêš) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1245: 1) to seek, require, desire, exact, request 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to seek to find 1a2) to seek to secure 1a3) to seek the face 1a4) to desire, demand 1a5) to require, exact 1a6) to ask, request 1b) (Pual) to be sought love, אַהֲבָ֑ה (’a·hă·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 160: 1) love 1a) human love for human object 1a1) of man toward man 1a2) of man toward himself 1a3) between man and woman 1a4) sexual desire 2) God's love to His people but he who brings it up וְשֹׁנֶ֥ה (wə·šō·neh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8138: 1) to repeat, do again, change, alter 1a) (Qal) to change 1b) (Niphal) to be repeated 1c) (Piel) to change, alter 1d) (Hithpael) to disguise oneself בְ֝דָבָ֗ר (ḇə·ḏā·ḇār) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1697: 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension) separates מַפְרִ֥יד (map̄·rîḏ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6504: 1) to separate, divide 1a) (Qal) to divide 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to divide, separate 1b2) to be divided, be separated 1c) (Piel) to be separated 1d) (Pual) to be divided 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to divide, separate 1e2) to make a division, make a separation 1f) (Hithpael) to be divided, be separated, get separated friends. אַלּֽוּף׃ (’al·lūp̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 441: 1) tame, docile 2) friend, intimate 3) chief Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends. Young's Literal Translation Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend. Holman Christian Standard Bible Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but whoever gossips about it separates friends. New American Standard Bible He who conceals a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends. King James Bible He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends. Parallel Verses New International Version Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends. New Living Translation Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends. English Standard Version Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends. New American Standard Bible He who conceals a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends. King James Bible He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. Holman Christian Standard Bible Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but whoever gossips about it separates friends. International Standard Version Anyone who overlooks an offense promotes love, but someone who gossips separates close friends. NET Bible The one who forgives an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends. American Standard Version He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends. English Revised Version He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: but he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends. Young's Literal Translation Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend. Cross References 1 Corinthians 13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, James 5:20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. Proverbs 16:28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. Proverbs 17:10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. Proverbs 1:1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; Proverbs 17:8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. Proverbs 17:7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. Proverbs 17:6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. Proverbs 17:11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. 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