Proverbs 17:9

English Standard Version

9 Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends. (Pr 10:12; Pr 16:28)

New International Version

9 Whoever would foster love covers over an offence, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.

New International Reader’s Version

9 Whoever wants to show love forgives a wrong. But those who talk about it separate close friends.

King James Version

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