Proverbs 17:9
He that hideth a transgression, seeketh love, but, he that repeateth a matter, separateth intimate friends.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
10A reproof sinketh more deeply into an intelligent man than a hundred stripes, into a dullard!
Cross References
Psalms 32:1How happy is he whose transgression is forgiven! whose sin is pardoned!
Proverbs 16:28A perverse man, sendeth forth strife, and, a tattler, separateth intimate friends.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:9
8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. The design of this observation is to show, 1. That those who have money in their hand think they can do any thing with it. Rich men value a little money as if it were a precious stone, and value themselves on it as if it gave them not only ornament, but power, and every one were bound to be at their beck, even justice itself. Whithersoever they turn this sparkling diamond they expect it should dazzle the eyes… Read the whole commentary →