Verse List for PROV 17:9

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OET (OET-RV) The person who conceals an offence is seeking acceptance, ⇔ ^ but the one repeating the matter separates close friends.

OET-LV one _who_conceals a _transgression is_seeking love and_one _who_repeats (in)_a_matter is_separating a _close _friend.

ULT One who covers a transgression seeks love, ⇔ but one who repeats a matter separates a close friend.

UST If you want people to love you, forgive them for the wrong things that they have done to you. ⇔  If you continue to remind them about those wrong things, they will no longer be your friends.

BSB & MSB Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, ⇔  but he who brings it up separates friends.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB He who covers an offence promotes love; ⇔  but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

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

LSV Whoever is covering transgression is seeking love,
And whoever is repeating a matter
Is separating a familiar friend.

FBV If you forgive a wrong you encourage friendship, but if you keep talking about it you'll lose your friend.

T4T ⇔  If you want people to like/love you, forgive them for the wrong things that they do to you. ⇔  If you continue to remind them about those wrong things, they will no longer be your friends.

LEB • He who forgives an affront fosters love,
• but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.

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

Moff He fosters good feeling who keeps quiet about some wrong: ⇔  the man who gossips about it divides friend from friend.

JPS He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that harpeth on a matter estrangeth a familiar friend.

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

DRA He that concealeth a transgression. seeketh friendships: he that repeateth it again, separateth friends.

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

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

RV He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: but he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
(He that covereth/covers a transgression seeketh/seeks love: but he that harpth on a matter separateth/separates chief friends.)

SLT He covering transgression seeks love; and he perverting in the word, separates a, friend.

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

KJB-1769 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.[fn]
(He that covereth/covers a transgression seeketh/seeks love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth/separates very friends.)

KJB-1611 [fn]He that couereth a transgression, seeketh loue; but he that repeateth a matter, separateth very friends.
(He that covereth/covers a transgression, seeketh/seeks loue; but he that repeateth a matter, separateth/separates very friends.)

Bshps Who so couereth a fault, procureth loue: but he that discloseth it, deuideth very frendes.
(Whoso/Whoever covereth/covers a fault, procureth love: but he that discloseth it, divideth very friends.)

Gnva Hee that couereth a transgression, seeketh loue: but hee that repeateth a matter, separateth the prince.
(He that covereth/covers a transgression, seeketh/seeks love: but he that repeateth a matter, separateth/separates the prince.)

Cvdl Who so couereth another mans offence, seketh loue: but he yt discloseth the faute, setteth frendes at variaunce.
(Whoso/Whoever covereth/covers another mans offence, seeketh/seeks love: but he it discloseth the faute, setteth friends at variance.)

Wycl He that helith trespas, sekith frenschipis; he that rehersith bi an hiy word, departith hem, that ben knyt togidere in pees.
(He that helith trespass, seeketh/seeks frenschipis; he that rehersith by an high word, departith hem, that been knyt together in peace.)

Luth Wer Sünde zudeckt, der macht Freundschaft; wer aber die Sache aufrührt, der macht Fürsten uneins.
(Who sin(n) zudeckt, the/of_the power friendship; who but the matter on/in/torührt, the/of_the power prince(s)/ruler(s) disagree.)

ClVg Qui celat delictum quærit amicitias; qui altero sermone repetit, separat fœderatos.
(Who hides offence/crime seeks friendstias; who/which to_the_other speech repeats, separates foullyratos.)

UHB מְֽכַסֶּה־פֶּ֭שַׁע מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ אַהֲבָ֑ה וְ⁠שֹׁנֶ֥ה בְ֝⁠דָבָ֗ר מַפְרִ֥יד אַלּֽוּף׃ ‡

BrLXX Ὃς κρύπτει ἀδικήματα, ζητεῖ φιλίαν· ὃς δὲ μισεῖ κρύπτειν, διΐστησι φίλους καὶ οἰκείους.

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