The Meaning of Proverbs 17:9 Explained

Proverbs 17:9

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

YLT: Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.

Darby: He that covereth transgression seeketh love; but he that bringeth a matter up again separateth very friends.

ASV: He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 17:9 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 17

1  Contrasts between the Righteous and the Wicked

What do the individual words in Proverbs 17:9 mean?

He who covers a transgression seeks love but he who repeats a matter separates friends
מְֽכַסֶּה־ פֶּ֭שַׁע מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ אַהֲבָ֑ה וְשֹׁנֶ֥ה בְ֝דָבָ֗ר מַפְרִ֥יד אַלּֽוּף

מְֽכַסֶּה־  He  who  covers 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular
Root: כָּסָה  
Sense: to cover, conceal, hide.
פֶּ֭שַׁע  a  transgression 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: פֶּשַׁע  
Sense: transgression, rebellion.
מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ  seeks 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular
Root: בָּקַשׁ  
Sense: to seek, require, desire, exact, request.
אַהֲבָ֑ה  love 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַהֲבָה 
Sense: love.
וְשֹׁנֶ֥ה  but  he  who  repeats 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: to repeat, do again, change, alter.
בְ֝דָבָ֗ר  a  matter 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
מַפְרִ֥יד  separates 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular
Root: פָּרַד  
Sense: to separate, divide.
אַלּֽוּף  friends 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַלּוּף 
Sense: tame, docile.

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