Matthew Poole and continuators on Proverbs 17:9

9 He that covereth a transgression , seeketh love , but he that repeateth * a matter , separateth very friends ▪

That concealeth, as far as he may, other mens faults against himself or against their friends.

i. e. Findeth or obtaineth, as this word is used here below, v. 19. & Prov. 11. 27.

Either 1. to himself. Or rather 2. to the transgressor, or offending friend; he maintains love among Friends, as it may be explained from the opposite clause.

Or, the matter last mentioned, to wit, the transgression.

Either 1. he alienateth his Friend from himself. Or rather 2. he raiseth jealousies and dissensions among Friends. This Phrase we had before, Ch. 16. 28.

x That publisheth and spreadeth it abroad, that recals it to mind after it was past and forgotten.

Marginal references: [illegible: 1 word]. 10. 12.; [illegible: 1 span].