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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love makes up for all offenses.

Context of Proverbs 10:12

10Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, and a babbling fool will come to ruin. 11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses. 13On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense. 14The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.

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 man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
• Proverbs 16:27A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
• Proverbs 28:25A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.
• Proverbs 29:22A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.
• James 4:1What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
• Proverbs 17:9Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
• 1 Corinthians 13:4Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant
• James 5:20let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
• 1 Peter 4:8Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, 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