Proverbs 17:9

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Who so couereth a fault, procureth loue: but he that discloseth it, deuideth very frendes.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:12 : 12 Hatred stirreth vp strifes: but loue couereth the multitude of sinnes.
  • 1 Pet 4:8 : 8 But aboue all thynges, haue feruent loue among your selues: For loue shall couer the multitude of sinnes.
  • Prov 16:28 : 28 A frowarde body causeth strife: and he that is a blabbe of his tongue maketh deuision among princes.
  • Ps 32:1 : 1 A wyse instruction of Dauid. Blessed is he whose wickednes is forgeuen: and whose sinne is couered.

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  • Prov 10:12
    79%

    12Hatred stirreth vp strifes: but loue couereth the multitude of sinnes.

  • Prov 11:12-13
    2 verses
    75%

    12A foole slaundereth his neyghbour: but a wise man holdeth his peace.

    13A dissemblyng person wyll discouer priuie thynges: but he that is of a faythfull heart wyll kepe counsayle.

  • Prov 17:10
    75%

    10One reproofe more feareth a wise man, then an hundred stripes doth a foole.

  • Prov 28:13
    75%

    13He that hydeth his sinnes, shall not prosper: but whoso knowledgeth them and forsaketh them, shall haue mercy.

  • Prov 17:17-20
    4 verses
    74%

    17He is a frende that alway loueth, and in aduersitie a man shall knowe who is his brother.

    18Who so promiseth by the hande and is suretie for his neighbour, he is a foole.

    19He that delighteth in sinne, loueth strife: and who so setteth his doore to hye, seeketh destruction.

    20Who so hath a frowarde heart, obteyneth no good: and he that hath a double tongue, shall fall into mischiefe.

  • Prov 27:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5Open rebuke, is better then secrete loue.

    6Faythfull are the woundes of a louer: but the kysses of an enemie are cruell.

  • Prov 16:28
    73%

    28A frowarde body causeth strife: and he that is a blabbe of his tongue maketh deuision among princes.

  • Prov 10:17-19
    3 verses
    72%

    17Nurture kepeth the way of lyfe: but he that refuseth to be nurtured, deceaueth hym selfe.

    18He that hydeth hatred with lying lippes, and he that speaketh slaunder, is a foole.

    19Where much babblyng is, there must needes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lippes, is wyse.

  • Prov 20:19
    72%

    19The craftie deceiptfull bewrayeth secrete counsayle: therefore meddle not with hym that flattereth with his lips.

  • Prov 18:24
    70%

    24A man that wyll haue frendes, must shewe hym selfe frendly: and there is a frende whiche is nearer then a brother.

  • Prov 25:9
    70%

    9Handle thy matter with thy neighbour himselfe, and discouer not thy secrete to another:

  • Ps 15:3
    70%

    3He that backbyteth not with his tongue: nor doth any euil to his felowe, nor rayseth a slaunder vpon his neyghbour.

  • Prov 9:7-8
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    70%

    7Whoso reproueth a scornefull person, getteth him selfe dishonour: and he that rebuketh the vngodly, stayneth hym selfe.

    8Reproue not a scorner, lest he owe thee euyll will: but rebuke a wyse man, and he wyll loue thee.

  • Prov 19:11
    70%

    11A wyse man can put of displeasure, and it is his honour to let some faultes passe.

  • 1 Pet 4:8
    70%

    8But aboue all thynges, haue feruent loue among your selues: For loue shall couer the multitude of sinnes.

  • Prov 21:14
    70%

    14A priuie rewarde pacifieth displeasure: and a gyft in the bosome stylleth furiousnesse.

  • Luke 17:3
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    3Take heede to your selues: If thy brother trespasse agaynst thee, rebuke hym: and yf he repent, forgeue hym.

  • Prov 27:16
    70%

    16He that stilleth her, stilleth the winde, and stoppeth the smell of the oyntment in his hande.

  • Prov 12:16-17
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    69%

    16A foole vttereth his wrath in all the haste: but a discrete man couereth his owne shame.

    17A iust man wyll tell the trueth and shewe the thyng that is ryght: but a false witnesse deceaueth.

  • Prov 17:8
    69%

    8A gyft is as a precious stone vnto hym that hath it: but vnto whom soeuer it turneth, it maketh hym vnwise.

  • Prov 26:26
    69%

    26Hatred maye be couered by deceipt: but the malice therof shalbe shewed before the whole congregation.

  • Prov 22:10-11
    2 verses
    69%

    10Cast out the scorneful man, and so shal strife go out with hym: yea variaunce and sclaunder shall ceasse.

    11Who so loueth cleannes of heart, for the grace of his lippes the kyng shalbe his frende.

  • Prov 11:27
    69%

    27He that searcheth for good thynges fyndeth fauour: but who so seketh after mischiefe, it shall happen vnto hym.

  • Prov 19:7-8
    2 verses
    69%

    7All the brethren of the poore do hate hym, yea his owne frendes withdrawe them selues from hym: and he that geueth credence to wordes, getteth nothing.

    8He that is wise loueth his owne soule, and kepeth vnderstanding, that he may prosper.

  • Prov 14:17
    69%

    17An vnpatient man dealeth foolishly: but he that is well aduised, is hated of the foole.

  • Prov 29:24
    69%

    24Who so is partner with a thiefe, hateth his owne soule: he heareth blasphemie and telleth it not foorth.

  • Prov 28:23
    69%

    23He that folowyng my preceptes rebuketh a man, shall fynde more fauour at the last then he that flattereth hym.

  • Matt 18:15
    69%

    15Moreouer, yf thy brother trespas agaynst thee, go and tell hym his faulte betwene thee and hym alone: If he heare thee, thou hast wonne thy brother.

  • Prov 17:14
    68%

    14The beginning of strife is, as when a man maketh an issue for water: therfore leaue of before the contention be medled with.

  • Prov 15:18
    68%

    18An angry man stirreth vp strife: but he that is patient stylleth discorde.

  • Ps 32:1
    68%

    1A wyse instruction of Dauid. Blessed is he whose wickednes is forgeuen: and whose sinne is couered.

  • Prov 18:1
    68%

    1Who so hath an earnest desire to wysdome he will sequester him selfe to seeke it, and occupie him selfe in all stedfastnesse & sounde doctrine.

  • Jas 5:20
    68%

    20Let the same knowe, that he which conuerteth the sinner from going astray out of his way, shall saue a soule from death, and shall hyde the multitude of sinnes.

  • Lev 19:17
    68%

    17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thyne heart, but shalt in any wyse rebuke thy neighbour, & suffer not sinne vpon hym.

  • Prov 6:19
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    19A false witnesse that bringeth vp lyes, and hym that soweth discorde among brethren.

  • Prov 27:9
    68%

    9Baulme and sweete incense make the heart merie: so sweete is that frende that geueth counsell from the heart.

  • 2 Cor 2:7
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    7So that nowe contrarywise, ye ought rather to forgeue hym, and comforte hym, lest that same person shoulde be swallowed vp with ouermuche heauynesse.

  • Prov 17:27
    68%

    27A wyse man vseth fewe wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of a pacient spirite.

  • Prov 25:17
    67%

    17Withdrawe thy foote from thy neighbours house: lest he be werie of thee, and so hate thee.