Proverbs 17:9 (BSB)

Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.

From Proverbs 17. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 17:9

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 17:9: Note, 1. The way to preserve peace among relations and neighbours is to make the best of every thing, not to tell others what has been said or done against them when it is not at all necessary to their safety, nor to take notice of what has been said or done against them when it is not at all necessary to their safety, nor...
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 17:9: He that covereth a transgression seeketh love,.... He that hides the transgression of another, or of his friend, committed against himself or against another, which he is privy to; but the matter being made up, and the offence forgiven, he forgets it, and no more speaks of it to his friend, or upbraids him with it, nor spreads it among others: such a man shows...
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 17:9: seeketh love--(Compare Margin). The contrast is between the peace-maker and tale-bearer.
• Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Proverbs 17:9: He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends. (d) He that admonishes the prince of his fault makes him his enemy.