Bible verse
Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
Proverbs 17:9 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 17.
5 He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
6 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.
7 Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!
8 A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
9 Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
10 A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
11 An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12 It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
13 If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
KJV
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends.
ASV
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
ERV
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: but he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
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