Proverbs 10:12
10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near 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
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Read in context1 Corinthians 13:4–7
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Read in contextProverbs 17:9
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Read in contextProverbs 15:18
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Read in contextJames 5:20
Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
Read in contextJames 4:1
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
Read in contextProverbs 28:25
He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
Read in contextProverbs 16:27
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
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