Proverbs 17:9

O ka mea huna i ka hewa, oia ke imi i ke aloha; O ka mea hoolaha hou ae, hookaawale oia i na makamaka.

Baibala Hemolele

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8He pohaku waiwai io ka makana i ka maka o ka mea nana ia; Ma na wahi a pau e loaa ana he mea ia e pono ai.

10Komo ke aoia mai iloko o ka mea naauao, Mamua o na hahau ana he haneri iloko o ka mea lapuwale.

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Cross References

Psalms 32:1POMAIKAI ka mea i kalaia kona hala, I uhiia hoi koua hewa.

Proverbs 16:28O ke kanaka hoopaapaa, hoeueu oia i ka hakaka; A o ka mea holoholo olelo, hookaawale no ia i na makamaka.

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