King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 17:9
“He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 17
7
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
8
A gift [is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
9
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends.
10
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11
An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.