Proverbs 17:9
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: but he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
10A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding than an hundred stripes into a fool.
Cross References
Psalms 32:1Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
Proverbs 16:28A froward man scattereth abroad strife: and a whisperer separateth chief 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 →