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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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  1. Proverbs 17:7

    Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

  2. Proverbs 17:8

    A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

  3. Proverbs 17:10

    A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

  4. Proverbs 17:11

    An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.