Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 17:9 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth {very} friends. {seeketh: or, procureth}”
Proverbs 17:9
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. {Excellent...: Heb. A lip of excellency} {lying...: Heb. a lip of lying}
A gift {is as} a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. {a precious...: Heb. a stone of grace}
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth {very} friends. {seeketh: or, procureth}
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. {entereth...: or, aweth more a wise man, than to strike a fool an hundred times}
An evil {man} seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
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