Other translations
American Standard Version
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He that conceals an evil seeks friendship and he that hates to conceal separates from a close friend.
Darby Bible Translation
He that covereth transgression seeketh love; but he that bringeth a matter up again separateth very friends.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
He that concealeth a transgression. seeketh friendships: he that repeateth it again, separateth friends.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: but he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
God's Word
Whoever forgives an offense seeks love, but whoever keeps bringing up the issue separates the closest of friends.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but whoever gossips about it separates friends.
International Standard Version
Anyone who overlooks an offense promotes love, but someone who gossips separates close friends.
NET Bible
The one who forgives an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.
New American Standard Bible
He who conceals a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.
New International Version
Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
New Living Translation
Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.
Webster's Bible Translation
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
The World English Bible
He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.
EasyEnglish Bible
If you forgive people when they hurt you, they will still love you. But if you continue to talk about what they have done, they will no longer be your friends.
Young‘s Literal Translation
Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.
New Life Version
He who covers a sin looks for love. He who tells of trouble separates good friends.
The Voice Bible
Those who forgive faults foster love, but those who repeatedly recall them ruin relationships.
Living Bible
Love forgets mistakes; nagging about them parts the best of friends.
New Catholic Bible
One who forgives a misdeed fosters friendship, but he who divulges it separates good friends.
Legacy Standard Bible
He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates close companions.
Jubilee Bible 2000
He that covers a transgression seeks love, but he that repeats a matter separates very friends.
Christian Standard Bible
Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but whoever gossips about it separates friends.
Amplified Bible © 1954
He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats or harps on a matter separates even close friends.
New Century Version
Whoever forgives someone’s sin makes a friend, but gossiping about the sin breaks up friendships.
The Message
Overlook an offense and bond a friendship; fasten on to a slight and—good-bye, friend!
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
A person who covers an offense pursues love, but one who repeats the matter separates friends.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
One who forgives an affront fosters friendship, but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend.
Good News Translation®
If you want people to like you, forgive them when they wrong you. Remembering wrongs can break up a friendship.
Wycliffe Bible
He that covereth trespass, seeketh friendships; he that rehearseth by an high word (but he who remembereth a wrong), separateth them that (should) be knit together in peace.
Contemporary English Version
You will keep your friends if you forgive them, but you will lose your friends if you keep talking about what they did wrong.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
He who forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter alienates a friend.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
One who forgives an affront fosters friendship, but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
One who forgives an affront fosters friendship, but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend.
Common English Bible © 2011
One who seeks love conceals an offense, but one who repeats it divides friends.
Amplified Bible © 2015
He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love, But he who repeats or gossips about a matter separates intimate friends.
English Standard Version Anglicised
Whoever covers an offence seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Whoever overlooks an offense fosters friendship, but whoever gossips about it separates friends.
New American Standard Bible
One who conceals an offense seeks love, But one who repeats a matter separates close friends.
The Expanded Bible
·Whoever forgives someone’s sin makes a friend [L One who seeks love conceals an offense], but ·gossiping about the sin [repeating a thing] breaks up friendships.
Tree of Life Version
Whoever covers up an offense seeks love. Whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.
Revised Standard Version
He who forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter alienates a friend.
New International Reader's Version
Whoever wants to show love forgives a wrong. But those who talk about it separate close friends.
BRG Bible
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Complete Jewish Bible
He who conceals an offense promotes love, but he who harps on it can separate even close friends.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
One who forgives an affront fosters friendship, but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
He that covereth a peysha (transgression) seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth the best of friends.
Names of God Bible
Whoever forgives an offense seeks love, but whoever keeps bringing up the issue separates the closest of friends.
Modern English Version
He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates friends.
Easy-to-Read Version
Forgive someone, and you will strengthen your friendship. Keep reminding them, and you will destroy it.
International Children’s Bible
Whoever forgives someone’s sin makes a friend. But the one who tells about the sin breaks up friendships.
Lexham English Bible
He who forgives an affront fosters love, but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.
New International Version - UK
Whoever would foster love covers over an offence, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.