Love covers the multitude of sins

The title comes from 1 Peter 4:8. It often causes confusion. This morning I read Proverbs 17:9, and the verse in the title comes to my mind side by side with this one I am reading:

He that covers a transgression seeks love; but he that repeats a matter separates very friends. (Proverbs 17:9, KJV)

To cover a transgression (against you) can be understood from this context as not to mention it again and again, after the one who transgressed have asked for your forgiveness and have settled the matter with you. Pay attention to the word "repeats" -- it does not mean that you should not even mention it to the transgressor, rather the opposite is true if you read what Jesus teaches on how to deal with a brother who trespass against you (Matthew 18:15-17).

This is true forgiveness, as if you have totally forgot it, never to be mentioned again. I bet this is a golden rule of friendship. And if we follow this, we know God as a friend better, and we know for sure that God has covered our sins, never to be found again. And the Scripture says:

He has not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither has he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them. (Numbers 23:21, KJV)

Praise God, for his love endures forever!

Note: KJV is abbr. of King James Version (of the Bible)