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Proverbs 17:7-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

7 Fine words ill fit a fool;
    how much more lying lips, a noble!
8 A bribe seems a charm to its user;
    at every turn it brings success.[a]
9 Whoever overlooks an offense fosters friendship,
    but whoever gossips about it separates friends.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 17:8 An observation on the effect of the bribe upon the bribe-giver: it gives an intoxicating feeling of power (“seems”). In v. 23 the evil effects of a bribe are noted.
  2. 17:9 A paradox. One finds (love, friend) by concealing (an offense), one loses (a friend) by revealing (a secret). In 10:12 love also covers over a multitude of offenses.
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