מְֽכַסֶּה־פֶּ֭שַׁע מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ אַהֲבָ֑ה וְשֹׁנֶ֥ה בְ֝דָבָ֗ר מַפְרִ֥יד אַלּֽוּף׃
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter estrangeth a familiar friend.
Read halakhic rulings (Jewish law) on Proverbs 17:9: and classical halakhic sources.