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Proverbs 10:12
Proverbs 10:12 Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Hatred stirs up strifes: but love covers all sins.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.
Webster's Revision
Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.
World English Bible
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all transgressions.
Clarke's Commentary on Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirreth up strifes - It seeks for occasions to provoke enmity. It delights in broils. On the contrary, love conciliates; removes aggravations; puts the best construction on every thing; and pours water, not oil, upon the flame.
Barnes' Notes on Proverbs 10:12
Love covereth all sins - i. e., First hides, does not expose, and then forgives and forgets all sins.
Verses Related to Proverbs 10:12
Proverbs 5:19 - Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
1 Corinthians 13:13 - And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
1 Peter 4:8 - And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.