Parallel Verses
World English Bible
He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.
New American Standard Bible
But he who repeats a matter
King James Version
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Holman Bible
but whoever gossips about it separates friends.
International Standard Version
Anyone who overlooks an offense promotes love, but someone who gossips separates close friends.
A Conservative Version
He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates chief friends.
American Standard Version
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
Amplified
He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love,
But he who repeats or gossips about a matter separates intimate friends.
Bible in Basic English
He who keeps a sin covered is looking for love; but he who keeps on talking of a thing makes division between friends.
Darby Translation
He that covereth transgression seeketh love; but he that bringeth a matter up again separateth very friends.
Julia Smith Translation
He covering transgression seeks love; and he perverting in the word, separates a, friend.
King James 2000
He that covers over a transgression seeks love; but he that repeats a matter separates close friends.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He who forgives an affront fosters love, but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.
Modern King James verseion
He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates friends.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whoso covereth another man's offense, seeketh love; but he that discloseth the fault, setteth friends at variance.
NET Bible
The one who forgives an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.
New Heart English Bible
He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.
The Emphasized Bible
He that hideth a transgression, seeketh love, but, he that repeateth a matter, separateth intimate friends.
Webster
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Youngs Literal Translation
Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.
Themes
Evil » Speech evil speaking » Talebearers condemned
Friendship » Who separates friends
Slander » Effects of » Separating friends
Slander » Includes » Repeating matters
Speaking, evil » Talebearers condemned
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Kacah
Baqash
Shanah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 17:9
Prayers for Proverbs 17:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
8 A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers. 9 He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends. 10 A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.
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Cross References
Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.
Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
1 Peter 4:8
And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.
Psalm 32:1
Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.