Proverbs 17:9
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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12 Hatred stirreth vp strifes: but loue couereth the multitude of sinnes.
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12 A foole slaundereth his neyghbour: but a wise man holdeth his peace.
13 A dissemblyng person wyll discouer priuie thynges: but he that is of a faythfull heart wyll kepe counsayle.
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10 One reproofe more feareth a wise man, then an hundred stripes doth a foole.
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13 He that hydeth his sinnes, shall not prosper: but whoso knowledgeth them and forsaketh them, shall haue mercy.
- Prov 17:17-204 verses74%
17 He is a frende that alway loueth, and in aduersitie a man shall knowe who is his brother.
18 Who so promiseth by the hande and is suretie for his neighbour, he is a foole.
19 He that delighteth in sinne, loueth strife: and who so setteth his doore to hye, seeketh destruction.
20 Who so hath a frowarde heart, obteyneth no good: and he that hath a double tongue, shall fall into mischiefe.
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5 Open rebuke, is better then secrete loue.
6 Faythfull are the woundes of a louer: but the kysses of an enemie are cruell.
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28 A frowarde body causeth strife: and he that is a blabbe of his tongue maketh deuision among princes.
- Prov 10:17-193 verses72%
17 Nurture kepeth the way of lyfe: but he that refuseth to be nurtured, deceaueth hym selfe.
18 He that hydeth hatred with lying lippes, and he that speaketh slaunder, is a foole.
19 Where much babblyng is, there must needes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lippes, is wyse.
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19 The craftie deceiptfull bewrayeth secrete counsayle: therefore meddle not with hym that flattereth with his lips.
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24 A man that wyll haue frendes, must shewe hym selfe frendly: and there is a frende whiche is nearer then a brother.
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9 Handle thy matter with thy neighbour himselfe, and discouer not thy secrete to another:
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3 He that backbyteth not with his tongue: nor doth any euil to his felowe, nor rayseth a slaunder vpon his neyghbour.
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7 Whoso reproueth a scornefull person, getteth him selfe dishonour: and he that rebuketh the vngodly, stayneth hym selfe.
8 Reproue not a scorner, lest he owe thee euyll will: but rebuke a wyse man, and he wyll loue thee.
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11 A wyse man can put of displeasure, and it is his honour to let some faultes passe.
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8 But aboue all thynges, haue feruent loue among your selues: For loue shall couer the multitude of sinnes.
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14 A priuie rewarde pacifieth displeasure: and a gyft in the bosome stylleth furiousnesse.
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3 Take heede to your selues: If thy brother trespasse agaynst thee, rebuke hym: and yf he repent, forgeue hym.
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16 He that stilleth her, stilleth the winde, and stoppeth the smell of the oyntment in his hande.
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16 A foole vttereth his wrath in all the haste: but a discrete man couereth his owne shame.
17 A iust man wyll tell the trueth and shewe the thyng that is ryght: but a false witnesse deceaueth.
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8 A gyft is as a precious stone vnto hym that hath it: but vnto whom soeuer it turneth, it maketh hym vnwise.
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26 Hatred maye be couered by deceipt: but the malice therof shalbe shewed before the whole congregation.
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10 Cast out the scorneful man, and so shal strife go out with hym: yea variaunce and sclaunder shall ceasse.
11 Who so loueth cleannes of heart, for the grace of his lippes the kyng shalbe his frende.
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27 He that searcheth for good thynges fyndeth fauour: but who so seketh after mischiefe, it shall happen vnto hym.
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7 All 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.
8 He that is wise loueth his owne soule, and kepeth vnderstanding, that he may prosper.
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17 An vnpatient man dealeth foolishly: but he that is well aduised, is hated of the foole.
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24 Who so is partner with a thiefe, hateth his owne soule: he heareth blasphemie and telleth it not foorth.
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23 He that folowyng my preceptes rebuketh a man, shall fynde more fauour at the last then he that flattereth hym.
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15 Moreouer, 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.
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14 The beginning of strife is, as when a man maketh an issue for water: therfore leaue of before the contention be medled with.
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18 An angry man stirreth vp strife: but he that is patient stylleth discorde.
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1 A wyse instruction of Dauid. Blessed is he whose wickednes is forgeuen: and whose sinne is couered.
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1 Who so hath an earnest desire to wysdome he will sequester him selfe to seeke it, and occupie him selfe in all stedfastnesse & sounde doctrine.
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20 Let 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.
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17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thyne heart, but shalt in any wyse rebuke thy neighbour, & suffer not sinne vpon hym.
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19 A false witnesse that bringeth vp lyes, and hym that soweth discorde among brethren.
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9 Baulme and sweete incense make the heart merie: so sweete is that frende that geueth counsell from the heart.
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7 So that nowe contrarywise, ye ought rather to forgeue hym, and comforte hym, lest that same person shoulde be swallowed vp with ouermuche heauynesse.
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27 A wyse man vseth fewe wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of a pacient spirite.
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17 Withdrawe thy foote from thy neighbours house: lest he be werie of thee, and so hate thee.