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Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The wisdom teacher addresses the community, placing this contrast between hatred and love between two proverbs about speech and judgment.
The words — The Hebrew תְּכַסֶּ֥ה (te.kha.Seh) translates literally as "it covers," applied to the subject אַהֲבָֽה ('a.ha.Vah), meaning "love."
The thread — This concept appears in Proverbs 17:9, which states that concealing an offense promotes love, and in 1 Peter 4:8, which commands believers to love deeply because love covers a multitude of sins.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to actively restrain the impulse to expose others' faults and instead choose to overlook offenses. It demands a deliberate shift from the divisive action of hatred to the protective restraint of love.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
Cross-references
- 1 Peter 4:8 Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
- Proverbs 17:9 Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
- Proverbs 15:18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
- James 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.
- James 4:1 What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
- Proverbs 16:27 A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
- Proverbs 28:25 A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
- Proverbs 29:22 An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.