KJV King James Version
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
WEB World English Bible
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.
ASV American Standard Version
Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.
Surrounding context — Proverbs 10
9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
11 The mouth of a righteous [man is] a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod [is] for the back of him that is void of understanding.
14 Wise [men] lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction.
15 The rich man’s wealth [is] his strong city: the destruction of the poor [is] their poverty.
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1 Peter 4:8And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.1 Corinthians 13:4-7Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,Proverbs 17:9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends.Proverbs 15:18A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but [he that is] slow to anger appeaseth strife.James 5:20Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.James 4:1From whence [come] wars and fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your lusts that war in your members?Proverbs 16:27An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips [there is] as a burning fire.Proverbs 28:25He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.Proverbs 29:22An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
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