Proverbs 17:9 Halakhah

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.