Verse
Proverbs 10:12 — Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
“Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.”
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The verses around Proverbs 10:12.
10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
12Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
13In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
14Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Verse explanation
“Covereth” here does not mean hiding a crime or pretending nothing happened, it is the idea of not dwelling on or spreading someone else’s fault at every turn. The contrast is with hatred, which does the opposite: it reignites old quarrels instead of letting them go.
From the Proverbs 10 study in Bible in Stories.
Proverbs 10:12 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
O odio excita contendas, mas o amor cobre todas as transgressões.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
O ódio desperta brigas; mas o amor cobre todas as transgressões.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
El odio causa conflictos, pero el amor cubre todos los errores.
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