Proverbs 17:9

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

The one covering a transgression is seeking love, and one repeating a word is separating a close friend.

Latin

Qui celat delictum quærit amicitias; qui altero sermone repetit, separat fœderatos.

Hebrew

English

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

To have a good relationship, forgive others instead of focusing on their mistakes.

Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
1 Peter 4:8
Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
Psalm 32:1
Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.