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Proverbs 17:9
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Proverbs 17:9
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He that
covereth
a
transgression
seeketh
love;
but he that
repeateth
a
matter
separateth
very
friends.
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7
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
8
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth , it prospereth .
9
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
10
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
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[a].
seeketh: or, procureth
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