Proverbs 10:12

Proverbs 10:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
• New International Version (NIV)Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins.

Context of Proverbs 10:12

10A sly wink of the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will be destroyed. 11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. Hatred stirs up conflicts, but love covers all offenses. 13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of the one who lacks sense. 14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.

Proverbs 10:12 word by word

שִׂ֭נְאָה תְּעוֹרֵ֣ר מְדָנִ֑ים וְעַ֥ל כָּל־פְּ֝שָׁעִ֗ים תְּכַסֶּ֥ה אַהֲבָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hatredשִׂנְאָהώin'âh · hatingH8135
• stirreth upעוּר‛ûr · to rouseH5782
• strifesמְדָןmedân · strifeH4090
• but loveאַהֲבָה'ahăbâh · loveH160
• coverethכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• all sinsפֶּ֫שַׁעpesha‛ · transgressionH6588

Cross-references for Proverbs 10:12

• Proverbs 15:18A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but one slow to anger calms strife.
• Proverbs 16:27A worthless person digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
• Proverbs 28:25A greedy person stirs up conflict, but whoever trusts in the Lord will prosper.
• Proverbs 29:22An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered one increases rebellion.
• James 4:1What is the source of wars and fights among you? Don’t they come from your passions that wage war within you?
• Proverbs 17:9Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but whoever gossips about it separates friends.
• 1 Corinthians 13:4Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not arrogant,
• James 5:20let that person know that whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.
• 1 Peter 4:8Above all, maintain constant love for one another, since love covers a multitude of sins.

Commentaries on Proverbs 10:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Hatred 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Love covereth all sins - i. e., First hides, does not expose, and then forgives and forgets all sins.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12Verse 12 Where there is hatred, every thing stirs up strife. By bearing with each other, peace and harmony are preserved.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. strifes--or, "litigations." covereth--by forgiveness and forbearance.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 10:12

• Charitableness
• Hatred
• Love
• Malice
• Strife

In the dictionaries

• Famish
• Glad
• Harvest
• Poetry
• Refuse
• Rod
• Surely
• Uprightly
• God
• Hate; Hatred

Commentaries on Proverbs 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings