Proverbs 10:12

12 Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.

Proverbs 10:12 in Other Translations

KJV
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
ESV
12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.
NLT
12 Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love makes up for all offenses.
MSG
12 Hatred starts fights, but love pulls a quilt over the bickering.
CSB
12 Hatred stirs up conflicts, but love covers all offenses.

Proverbs 10:12 In-Context

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

Cross References 1

  • 1. Proverbs 17:9; 1 Corinthians 13:4-7; 1 Peter 4:8
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