Proverbs 17:9

World English Bible (2000)

He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:12 : 12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.
  • 1 Pet 4:8 : 8 And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.
  • Prov 16:28 : 28 A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
  • Ps 32:1 : 1 Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

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  • Prov 10:12
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    12Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

  • Prov 11:12-13
    2 verses
    75%

    12One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

    13One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.

  • Prov 17:10
    75%

    10A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.

  • Prov 28:13
    75%

    13He who conceals his sins doesn't prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

  • Prov 17:17-20
    4 verses
    74%

    17A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.

    18A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.

    19He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

    20One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

  • Prov 27:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

    6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

  • Prov 16:28
    73%

    28A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

  • Prov 10:17-19
    3 verses
    72%

    17He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.

    18He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

    19In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

  • Prov 20:19
    72%

    19He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

  • Prov 18:24
    70%

    24A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

  • Prov 25:9
    70%

    9Debate your case with your neighbor, and don't betray the confidence of another;

  • Ps 15:3
    70%

    3He who doesn't slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man;

  • Prov 9:7-8
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    70%

    7He who corrects a mocker invites insult. He who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.

    8Don't reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

  • Prov 19:11
    70%

    11The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

  • 1 Pet 4:8
    70%

    8And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

  • Prov 21:14
    70%

    14A gift in secret pacifies anger; and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.

  • Luke 17:3
    70%

    3Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.

  • Prov 27:16
    70%

    16restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.

  • Prov 12:16-17
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    69%

    16A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

    17He who is truthful testifies honestly, but a false witness lies.

  • Prov 17:8
    69%

    8A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.

  • Prov 26:26
    69%

    26His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

  • Prov 22:10-11
    2 verses
    69%

    10Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.

    11He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king's friend.

  • Prov 11:27
    69%

    27He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.

  • Prov 19:7-8
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    7All the relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.

    8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.

  • Prov 14:17
    69%

    17He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.

  • Prov 29:24
    69%

    24Whoever is an accomplice of a thief is an enemy of his own soul. He takes an oath, but dares not testify.

  • Prov 28:23
    69%

    23One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.

  • Matt 18:15
    69%

    15"If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.

  • Prov 17:14
    68%

    14The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

  • Prov 15:18
    68%

    18A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

  • Ps 32:1
    68%

    1Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

  • Prov 18:1
    68%

    1An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.

  • Jas 5:20
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    20let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death, and will cover a multitude of sins.

  • Lev 19:17
    68%

    17"'You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

  • Prov 6:19
    68%

    19a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

  • Prov 27:9
    68%

    9Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man's friend.

  • 2 Cor 2:7
    68%

    7so that on the contrary you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excessive sorrow.

  • Prov 17:27
    68%

    27He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

  • Prov 25:17
    67%

    17Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house, lest he be weary of you, and hate you.