Proverbs 17:9-28 - ESV - Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he wh...

9 Whoever ¹covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter ²separates close friends.

10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.

11 An evil man seeks only rebellion, and ³a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

12 Let a man meet ⁴a she-bear robbed of her cubs ⁵rather than a fool in his folly.

13 If anyone ⁶returns evil for good, ⁷evil will not depart from his house.

14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so ⁸quit before the quarrel breaks out.

15 He who ⁹justifies the wicked and he who ¹⁰condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.

16 Why should a fool have money in his hand ¹¹to buy wisdom when he has no sense?

17 ¹²A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

18 One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.

19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who ¹³makes his door high seeks destruction.

20 ¹⁴A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.

21 He who ¹⁵sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.

22 ¹⁶A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit ¹⁷dries up the bones.

23 The wicked accepts ¹⁸a bribe in secret^a to ¹⁹pervert the ways of justice.

24 ²⁰The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

25 ²¹A foolish son is a grief to his father ²²and bitterness to ²³her who bore him.

26 ²⁴To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

27 Whoever ²⁵restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

28 Even a fool ²⁶who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.

Provérbios 17:9 O que perdoa a transgressão busca a amizade; mas o que renova a questão, afastam amigos íntimos.

Proverbs 17:9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

Proverbs 17:9 He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends.

Provérbios 17:9 Aquele que cobre uma ofensa promove amor,mas quem a lança em rosto separa bons amigos.

Proverbs 17:9-28 ESV