Verse (Click for Chapter) 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. Berean Standard Bible Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends. King James Bible He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. New King James Version He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends. New American Standard Bible One who conceals an offense seeks love, But one who repeats a matter separates close friends. NASB 1995 He who conceals a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends. NASB 1977 He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends. Legacy Standard Bible He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates close companions. Amplified Bible He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love, But he who repeats or gossips about a matter separates intimate friends. Christian Standard Bible Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but whoever gossips about it separates friends. Holman Christian Standard Bible Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but whoever gossips about it separates friends. American Standard Version He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends. 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. English Revised Version He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: but he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends. GOD'S WORD® Translation Whoever forgives an offense seeks love, but whoever keeps bringing up the issue separates the closest of friends. Good News Translation If you want people to like you, forgive them when they wrong you. Remembering wrongs can break up a friendship. International Standard Version Anyone who overlooks an offense promotes love, but someone who gossips separates close friends. Majority Standard Bible Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends. 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWhoever is covering transgression is seeking love, "" And whoever is repeating a matter "" Is separating a familiar friend. Young's Literal Translation Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend. Smith's Literal Translation He covering transgression seeks love; and he perverting in the word, separates a, friend. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe that concealeth a transgression. seeketh friendships: he that repeateth it again, separateth friends. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever conceals an offense seeks friendships. Whoever repeats the words of another separates allies. New American Bible Whoever overlooks an offense fosters friendship, but whoever gossips about it separates friends. New Revised Standard Version One who forgives an affront fosters friendship, but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe who forgets an offense seeks friendship; but he who hates to forget an offense estranges himself from a friend and neighbor. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated He that conceals an evil seeks friendship and he that hates to conceal separates from a close friend. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter estrangeth a familiar friend. Brenton Septuagint Translation He that conceals injuries seeks love; but he that hates to hide them separates friends and kindred. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Better a Dry Morsel in Quietness…8A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds. 9Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends. 10A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.… Cross References 1 Peter 4:8 Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. James 5:20 consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins. Matthew 18:21-22 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?” / Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times! Colossians 3:13 Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. / It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. / Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. ... Luke 17:3-4 Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. / Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” Matthew 6:14-15 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. / But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours. 1 John 4:7-8 Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. / Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. Romans 12:10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another. Galatians 6:1 Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. Genesis 50:17-21 ‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I beg you, please forgive the transgression and sin of your brothers, for they did you wrong.’ So now, Joseph, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept. / His brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, “We are your slaves!” / But Joseph replied, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God? ... Psalm 32:1 Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Psalm 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. Micah 7:18-19 Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea. Treasury of Scripture He that covers a transgression seeks love; but he that repeats a matter separates very friends. that covereth Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. Psalm 32:1 A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 1 Peter 4:8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. seeketh Proverbs 16:28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. Jump to Previous Best Chief Close Conceals Covered Covereth Covering Covers Division Familiar Forgives Friend Friends Intimate Keeps Love Makes Matter Offense Promotes Repeateth Repeating Repeats Seeketh Seeking Seeks Separates Separateth Sin Talking TransgressionJump to Next Best Chief Close Conceals Covered Covereth Covering Covers Division Familiar Forgives Friend Friends Intimate Keeps Love Makes Matter Offense Promotes Repeateth Repeating Repeats Seeketh Seeking Seeks Separates Separateth Sin Talking TransgressionProverbs 17 1. Contrasts between the Righteous and the WickedWhoever covers an offense The phrase "covers an offense" is rooted in the Hebrew word "kāsâ," which means to conceal or hide. In the context of ancient Israel, covering an offense was not about ignoring sin or wrongdoing but rather about choosing forgiveness and discretion over public exposure. This aligns with the broader biblical principle of love and forgiveness, as seen in 1 Peter 4:8, which states, "Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins." The act of covering an offense is a deliberate choice to protect relationships and foster reconciliation, reflecting God's own forgiveness towards humanity. promotes love but he who repeats a matter separates close friends He that repeateth a matter, who is always returning to old grievances, "alienates (even his) chief friend." Verse 9. - He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; i.e. strives to exercise, put in practice, love (comp. Zephaniah 2:8; 1 Corinthians 14:4). Thus Nowack. One who bears patiently and silently, extenuates and conceals, something done or said against him, that man follows after charity, obeys the great law of love (comp. Proverbs 10:12). Some explain the clause to mean, "procures love for himself;" but the second member certainly is not personal, therefore it is more natural to take the first in a general sense. He that repeateth (harpeth on) a matter separateth very friends (Proverbs 16:28). He who is always dwelling on a grievance, returning to it and bringing it forward on every occasion, alienates the greatest friends, only embitters the injury and makes it chronic. Ecclus. 19:7, etc., "Rehearse not unto another that which is told unto thee, and thou shalt fare never the worse. Whether it be to friend or foe, talk not of other men's lives; and if thou canst without offence, reveal them not. For he heard and observed thee, and when time cometh he will hate thee. If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee; and be bold, it will not burst thee." So the rabbis said: "Abstain from quarrels with thy neighbour; and if thou hast seen something bad of thy friend, let it not pass thy tongue as a slander" (Dukes, § 61). The Mosaic Law had led the way to this duty of forbearance: "Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself" (Leviticus 19:18). Septuagint, "He who concealeth injuries seeketh friendship; but he who hateth to conceal them separateth friends and households."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Whoever concealsמְֽכַסֶּה־ (mə·ḵas·seh-) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover an offense פֶּ֭שַׁע (pe·ša‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6588: Transgression promotes מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ (mə·ḇaq·qêš) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after love, אַהֲבָ֑ה (’a·hă·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 160: Love (noun) but he who brings it up וְשֹׁנֶ֥ה (wə·šō·neh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 8138: To fold, duplicate, to transmute separates מַפְרִ֥יד (map̄·rîḏ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6504: To break through, spread, separate friends. אַלּֽוּף׃ (’al·lūp̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 441: Familiar, a friend, gentle, a bullock, a chieftain Links Proverbs 17:9 NIVProverbs 17:9 NLT Proverbs 17:9 ESV Proverbs 17:9 NASB Proverbs 17:9 KJV Proverbs 17:9 BibleApps.com Proverbs 17:9 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 17:9 Chinese Bible Proverbs 17:9 French Bible Proverbs 17:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 17:9 He who covers an offense promotes love (Prov. 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