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Proverbs 17:9 :: New International Version (NIV)

Unchecked Copy BoxProverbs 17:9 - Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
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Translations for Proverbs 17:9
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

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He who covers a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter separates friends.

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Love prospers when a fault is forgiven,
but dwelling on it separates close friends.

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Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.

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Whoever covers an offense seeks love,
but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

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Whoever conceals an offense promotes love,

but whoever gossips about it separates friends.

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One who conceals an offense seeks love,

But one who repeats a matter separates close friends.

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He who conceals a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.

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He who covers a transgression seeks love,

But he who repeats a matter separates close companions.

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He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love,

But he who repeats or gossips about a matter separates intimate friends.

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The one who forgives an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.

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He who forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter alienates a friend.

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He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;
But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

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Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.

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He that covereth transgression seeketh love; but he that bringeth a matter up again separateth very friends.

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

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

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qui celat delictum quaerit amicitias qui altero sermone repetit separat foederatos

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מְכַסֶּה־פֶּשַׁע מְבַקֵּשׁ אַהֲבָה וְשֹׁנֶה בְדָבָר מַפְרִיד אַלּוּף׃

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ὃς κρύπτει ἀδικήματα ζητεῖ φιλίαν ὃς δὲ μισεῖ κρύπτειν διίστησιν φίλους καὶ οἰκείους

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مَنْ يَسْتُرْ مَعْصِيَةً يَطْلُبِ الْمَحَبَّةَ، وَمَنْ يُكَرِّرْ أَمْرًا يُفَرِّقْ بَيْنَ الأَصْدِقَاءِ.

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مَنْ يَصْفَحْ عَنِ الذَّنْبِ يَلْتَمِسْ الْمَحَبَّةَ، وَالوَاشِي يُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ الأَصْدِقَاءِ الْحَمِيمِينَ.

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He that conceals injuries seeks love; but he that hates to hide them separates friends and [fn]kindred.

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El que cubre la prevaricación, busca amistad: mas el que reitera la palabra, aparta al amigo.

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El que cubre la falta busca amistad; Mas el que la divulga, aparta al amigo.

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He who keeps a sin covered is looking for love; but he who keeps on talking of a thing makes division between friends.

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遮掩人過的、尋求人愛.屢次挑錯的、離間密友。

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El que cubre la transgresión busca amistad, pero el que divulga el asunto aparta al amigo.

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허물을 덮어 주는 자는 사랑을 구하는 자요 그것을 거듭 말하는 자는 친한 벗을 이간하는 자니라

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Celui qui couvre une faute cherche l'amour, Et celui qui la rappelle dans ses discours divise les amis.

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Wer Sünde zudeckt, der macht Freundschaft; wer aber die Sache aufrührt, der macht Freunde uneins.

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Прикрывающий проступок ищет любви; а кто снова напоминает о нем, тот удаляет друга.

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El que cubre la prevaricación, busca [el] amor; mas el que reitera el asunto, aparta los amigos.

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