Proverbs 10:12
10 He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
14 The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
- KJV
- Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
- WEB
- Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.
- ASV
- Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.
- DARBY
- Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love covereth all transgressions.
- BLB
- Hatred stirs up strife, and love covers over all transgressions.
- ÅB
- Hat vekker trette, men kjærlighet dekker over alle overtredelser.
- OTB
- Hat vekker strid, men kjærlighet dekker alle synder.
- B1930
- Hat vekker trette, men kjærlighet dekker over alle overtredelser.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Peter 4:8
Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
Read in context1 Corinthians 13:4–7
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
Read in contextProverbs 17:9
Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
Read in contextProverbs 15:18
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
Read in contextJames 5:20
consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
Read in contextJames 4:1
What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
Read in contextProverbs 28:25
A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
Read in contextProverbs 16:27
A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
Read in context