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Click for Chapter</a></div><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3680: 1) to cover, conceal, hide <BR> 1a) (Qal) conceal, covered (participle)<BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be covered <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) to cover, clothe <BR> 1c2) to cover, conceal <BR> 1c3) to cover (for protection) <BR> 1c4) to cover over, spread over <BR> 1c5) to cover, overwhelm <BR> 1d) (Pual) <BR> 1d1) to be covered <BR> 1d2) to be clothed <BR> 1e) (Hithpael) to cover oneself, clothe oneself">3680</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3680 -- Occurrence 3 of 4">[e]</a></span><span class="reftop">   9</span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mechasseh_3680.htm" title="me·chas·seh-: He who covers -- Occurrence 3 of 4.">mə·ḵas·seh-</a></span><span class="reftrans">   9</span><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="right"><tr><td width="99%" align="right"><span class="hebrew">מְֽכַסֶּה־</span></td><td width="1"><span class="refheb">   9</span><br></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="right"><span class="eng">He who covers</span><span class="refbot">   9</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular">V‑Piel‑Prtcpl‑ms</a></span><span class="reftop2">   9</span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6588.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6588: 1) transgression, rebellion <BR> 1a1) transgression (against individuals) <BR> 1a2) transgression (nation against nation)<BR> 1a3) transgression (against God) <BR> 1a3a) in general <BR> 1a3b) as recognised by sinner <BR> 1a3c) as God deals with it <BR> 1a3d) as God forgives <BR> 1a4) guilt of transgression <BR> 1a5) punishment for transgression <BR> 1a6) offering for transgression">6588</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6588.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6588 -- Occurrence 5 of 7">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/pesha_6588.htm" title="Pe·sha': a transgression -- Occurrence 5 of 7.">pe·ša‘</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">פֶּ֭שַׁע</span><br><span class="eng">a transgression</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N‑ms</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1245: 1) to seek, require, desire, exact, request <BR> 1a) (Piel) <BR> 1a1) to seek to find <BR> 1a2) to seek to secure <BR> 1a3) to seek the face <BR> 1a4) to desire, demand <BR> 1a5) to require, exact <BR> 1a6) to ask, request <BR> 1b) (Pual) to be sought">1245</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1245 -- Occurrence 18 of 22">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mevakkesh_1245.htm" title="me·vak·Kesh: seeks -- Occurrence 18 of 22.">mə·ḇaq·qêš</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ</span><br><span class="eng">seeks</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular">V‑Piel‑Prtcpl‑ms</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"> </span> <br><span class="translit"> </span><br><span class="hebrew"> <span class="punct2">–</span><br><span class="eng"> </span><br><span class="strongsnt"> </span></td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"> </td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/160.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 160: 1) love <BR> 1a) human love for human object <BR> 1a1) of man toward man <BR> 1a2) of man toward himself <BR> 1a3) between man and woman <BR> 1a4) sexual desire<BR> 2) God's love to His people">160</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_160.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 160 -- Occurrence 2 of 11">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ahavah_160.htm" title="'a·ha·Vah;: love -- Occurrence 2 of 11.">’a·hă·ḇāh;</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">אַהֲבָ֑ה</span><br><span class="eng">love</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular">N‑fs</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8138.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8138: 1) to repeat, do again, change, alter <BR> 1a) (Qal) to change <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be repeated <BR> 1c) (Piel) to change, alter <BR> 1d) (Hithpael) to disguise oneself">8138</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8138.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8138 -- Occurrence 1 of 1">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veshoneh_8138.htm" title="ve·sho·Neh: but he who repeats -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">wə·šō·neh</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">וְשֹׁנֶ֥ה</span><br><span class="eng">but he who repeats</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular">Conj‑w | V‑Qal‑Prtcpl‑ms</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1697: 1) speech, word, speaking, thing <BR> 1a) speech <BR> 1b) saying, utterance <BR> 1c) word, words <BR> 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)">1697</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1697 -- Occurrence 6 of 7">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vedavar_1697.htm" title="ve·da·Var,: a matter -- Occurrence 6 of 7.">ḇə·ḏā·ḇār,</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">בְ֝דָבָ֗ר</span><br><span class="eng">a matter</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Noun - masculine singular">Prep‑b | N‑ms</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6504.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6504: 1) to separate, divide <BR> 1a) (Qal) to divide <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to divide, separate <BR> 1b2) to be divided, be separated <BR> 1c) (Piel) to be separated <BR> 1d) (Pual) to be divided <BR> 1e) (Hiphil) <BR> 1e1) to divide, separate <BR> 1e2) to make a division, make a separation <BR> 1f) (Hithpael) to be divided, be separated, get separated">6504</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6504.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6504 -- Occurrence 2 of 2">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mafrid_6504.htm" title="maf·Rid: separates -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">map̄·rîḏ</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">מַפְרִ֥יד</span><br><span class="eng">separates</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular">V‑Hifil‑Prtcpl‑ms</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"> </span> <br><span class="translit"> </span><br><span class="hebrew"> <span class="punct"> .</span><br><span class="eng"> </span><br><span class="strongsnt"> </span></td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"> </td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/441.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 441: 1) tame, docile <BR> 2) friend, intimate<BR> 3) chief">441</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_441.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 441 -- Occurrence 46 of 48">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/alluf_441.htm" title="'al·Luf.: friends -- Occurrence 46 of 48.">’al·lūp̄.</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">אַלּֽוּף׃</span><br><span class="eng">friends</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N‑ms</a></span></td></tr></table><iframe src="/intframe4ot.htm" width="100%" height="150" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3680.htm" title="כסה vpPmsa 3680">Whoever conceals</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/6588.htm" title="פֶּשַׁע ncmsa 6588"> an offense</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/1245.htm" title="בקשׁ vpPmsa 1245"> promotes</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/160.htm" title="אַהֲבָה_1 ncfsa 160"> love</a>, <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">but</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/8138.htm" title="שׁנה_2 vqPmsa 8138"> whoever gossips</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> about</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/6504.htm" title="פרד vhPmsa 6504"> it separates</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/441.htm" title="אַלּוּף_1 ncmsa 441"> friends</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/proverbs/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680. kacah (kaw-saw') -- to cover">He who conceals</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/6588.htm" title="6588. pesha' (peh'-shah) -- transgression">a transgression</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245. baqash (baw-kash') -- to seek">seeks</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/160.htm" title="160. 'ahabah (a-hab-aw) -- love (noun)">love,</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/8138.htm" title="8138. shanah (shaw-naw') -- to repeat, do again">But he who repeats</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697. dabar (daw-baw') -- speech, word">a matter</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/6504.htm" title="6504. parad (paw-rad') -- to divide">separates</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/441a.htm" title="441a">intimate</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/441a.htm" title="441a">friends.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680. kacah (kaw-saw') -- to cover">He that covereth</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/6588.htm" title="6588. pesha' (peh'-shah) -- transgression">a transgression</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245. baqash (baw-kash') -- to seek">seeketh</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/160.htm" title="160. 'ahabah (a-hab-aw) -- love (noun)">love;</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/8138.htm" title="8138. shanah (shaw-naw') -- to repeat, do again">but he that repeateth</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697. dabar (daw-baw') -- speech, word">a matter</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/6504.htm" title="6504. parad (paw-rad') -- to divide">separateth</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/441.htm" title="441. 'alluwph (al-loof') -- captain">[very] friends.</a> </span><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Anyone who overlooks an offense promotes love, but someone who gossips separates close friends.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/proverbs/17-9.htm">Proverbs 17:9</a> • <a href="/niv/proverbs/17-9.htm">Proverbs 17:9 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/proverbs/17-9.htm">Proverbs 17:9 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/proverbs/17-9.htm">Proverbs 17:9 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/proverbs/17-9.htm">Proverbs 17:9 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/proverbs/17-9.htm">Proverbs 17:9 KJV</a> • <a href="//biblecommenter.com/proverbs/17-9.htm">Proverbs 17:9 Commentaries</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/17-9.htm">Proverbs 17:9 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/17-9.htm">Proverbs 17:9 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/17-9.htm">Proverbs 17:9 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/17-9.htm">Proverbs 17:9 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/proverbs/17-9.htm">Proverbs 17:9 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/interlinear/">Interlinear Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/17-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 17:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 17:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/17-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 17:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 17:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>