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