Proverbs 17:9
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth friends.
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Context
7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
8 A gift a precious stone in the eyes of him that has it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth friends.
10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11 An evil seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.