Proverbs 17 · Verse 9

Proverbs 17:9

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

Proverbs 17:9, King James Version

Proverbs 17:9 in other translations

BSB	Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
WEB	He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.
ASV	He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
YLT	Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.
DARBY	He that covereth transgression seeketh love; but he that bringeth a matter up again separateth very friends.
BBE	He who keeps a sin covered is looking for love; but he who keeps on talking of a thing makes division between friends.
Webster	He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

9. seeketh love--(Compare Margin). The contrast is between the peace-maker and tale-bearer.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

The way to preserve peace is to make the best of every thing; not to notice what has been said or done against ourselves.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מְֽכַסֶּה\־me.kha.seh-[one who] concealsH3680

פֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'a transgressionH6588

מְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.Kesh[is] seekingH1245

אַהֲבָ֑ה'a.ha.VahloveH160

וְשֹׁנֶ֥הve.sho.Nehand [one who] repeatsH8138

בְ֝דָבָ֗רve.da.Var<in> a matterH1697

מַפְרִ֥ידmaf.Rid[is] separatingH6504

אַלּֽוּף\׃'a.Lufa close friendH441

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
1 Peter 4:8
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Proverbs 16:28
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Psalms 32:1
A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

that covereth.
10:12; Ps 32:1; 1Pe 4:8
seeketh. or, procureth. but.
16:28

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Proverbs 17:8
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Proverbs 17:9
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Proverbs 17:10
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	El que cubre la prevaricación, busca amistad: mas el que reitera la palabra, aparta al amigo.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Celui qui couvre une transgression cherche l’amour, mais celui qui répète une chose divise les intimes amis.
German Elberfelder 1871	Wer Liebe sucht, deckt die Übertretung zu; wer aber eine Sache immer wieder anregt, entzweit Vertraute.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Qui celat delictum quærit amicitias; qui altero sermone repetit, separat fœderatos.