Proverbs 17:9
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
*‖He that couereth a transgression, seeketh loue; but he that repeateth a matter, separateth very friends.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, procureth.
- *Cross-referenceChap. 10.12.
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Proverbs 17:9
Places, spreads, or keeps something over another; hides, conceals, encloses, shelters, clothes, or occupies its surface or extent.
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transgression
The act of passing beyond or violating a law, command, or rule of duty; an offense, fault, or sin.
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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
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1. A subject, affair, or cause. 2. Material substance.
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Sense 1: Truly, actually, exactly, or the same in identity. Sense 2: To a great or marked degree, used to intensify the quality named.
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Persons joined to others by affection, goodwill, familiarity, or alliance.
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17:8A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
17:8*†A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoeuer it turneth, it prospereth.
17:9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
17:9*‖He that couereth a transgression, seeketh loue; but he that repeateth a matter, separateth very friends.
Selected passage17:10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
17:10‖A reproofe entreth more into a wise man, then an hundred stripes into a foole.