Proverbs 17:9

New International Version

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

Proverbs 17:9

Common English Bible

⁹One who seeks love conceals an offense,
but one who repeats it divides friends.

¹⁷A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.^(A)

¹⁷Friends love all the time,
and kinsfolk are born for times of trouble.

New International Version (NIV)