Proverbs 10:12

Proverbs 10:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love makes up for all offenses.

Context of Proverbs 10:12

10Whoever winks maliciously causes grief, and a chattering fool comes to ruin. 11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs. 13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense. 14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.

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 the one who is patient calms a quarrel.
• Proverbs 16:27A scoundrel plots evil, and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.
• Proverbs 28:25The greedy stir up conflict, but those who trust in the Lord will prosper.
• Proverbs 29:22An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.
• James 4:1What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?
• Proverbs 17:9Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
• 1 Corinthians 13:4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
• James 5:20remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
• 1 Peter 4:8Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over 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