Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up strife, 2 but love covers all rebellious breaches of relationships. + 10:12. Quoted in James 5:20; 1 Pet 4:8 1

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In The King James Version

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

In Context

11The mouth of the upright is a spring of life, 2 but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. 1

13Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, 2 but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 16:27A worthless man devises mischief. 2 His speech is like a scorching fire. + 16:27. Quoted in James 3:6 1

Proverbs 28:25One who is greedy stirs up strife; 2 but one who trusts in Adonai will prosper. 1

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:12

11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. See here, 1. How industrious a good man is, by communicating his goodness, to do good with it: His mouth, the outlet of his mind, is a well of life; it is a constant spring, whence issues good discourse for the edification of others, like streams that water the ground and make it fruitful, and for their consolation, like streams that quench the thirst of the weary traveller. It is like a well of life, that is pure and… Read the whole commentary →

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