He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
WEB
Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
YLT
Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.
DBT
He that covereth transgression seeketh love; but he that bringeth a matter up again separateth very friends.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.