Proverbs
Proverbs 17:9
9Whoever conceals an offense promotes love,
but he who brings it up separates friends.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whoever conceals | מְֽכַסֶּה־ | mə·ḵas·seh- | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H3680 cover |
| an offense | פֶּ֭שַׁע | pe·ša‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H6588 transgression |
| promotes | מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ | mə·ḇaq·qêš | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H1245 seek |
| love | אַהֲבָ֑ה | ’a·hă·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H160 love |
| but he who brings it up | וְשֹׁנֶ֥ה | wə·šō·neh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8138 change |
| separates | מַפְרִ֥יד | map̄·rîḏ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H6504 divide |
| friends | אַלּֽוּף׃ | ’al·lūp̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H441 tame |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 10:12 · 1 Peter 4:8 · Proverbs 16:28 · Psalm 32:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.