Proverbs 17:9

Authorized (King James) Version

⁹He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;
but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

Proverbs 17:9

American Standard Version

⁹He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;
But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

⁹Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,^(A)
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.^(B)

Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

KJV reproduced by permission of Cambridge University Press, the Crown’s patentee in the UK.

American Standard Version (ASV)

New International Version (NIV)