Proverbs 17:9

New International Version

⁹Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,^(A)
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.^(B)

Proverbs 17:9

King James Version

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

¹⁴Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.^(A)

¹⁴The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

New International Version (NIV)