Proverbs 17:9
King James Version
“He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth friends.”
Context
6Children’s children the crown of old men; and the glory of children their fathers.
7Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
8A gift a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth friends.
10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11An evil seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.