Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 17:9
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Berean Standard Bible
Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
King James Version
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends.
World English Bible
He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.
American Standard Version
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 17
7 Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!
8 A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
9 Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
10 A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
11 An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
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