Verse 12

Proverbs 10:12

English Revised Version

12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all transgressions.
Original Language Text
hebrew
שִׂ֭נְאָה תְּעוֹרֵ֣ר מְדָנִ֑ים וְ/עַ֥ל כָּל פְּ֝שָׁעִ֗ים תְּכַסֶּ֥ה אַהֲבָֽה
English Translation
Hatred stirs up disputes, but love covers all offenses.
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Chapter 10 Context
1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his... Focus ↗
2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. Focus ↗
3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he thrusteth away the desire of th... Focus ↗
4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. Focus ↗
5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth sha... Focus ↗
6 Blessings are upon the head of the righteous: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. Focus ↗
7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. Focus ↗
8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. Focus ↗
9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. Focus ↗
10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall. Focus ↗
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. Focus ↗
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all transgressions.
13 In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is v... Focus ↗
14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction. Focus ↗
15 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty. Focus ↗
16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life; the increase of the wicked to sin. Focus ↗
17 He is in the way of life that heedeth correction: but he that forsaketh reproof erreth. Focus ↗
18 He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; and he that uttereth a slander is a fool. Focus ↗
19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression: but he that refraineth his lips doeth wis... Focus ↗
20 The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. Focus ↗
21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but the foolish die for lack of understanding. Focus ↗
22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow therewith. Focus ↗
23 It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness: and so is wisdom to a man of understanding. Focus ↗
24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: and the desire of the righteous shall be granted. Focus ↗
25 When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation. Focus ↗
26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. Focus ↗
27 The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. Focus ↗
28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. Focus ↗
29 The way of the LORD is a strong hold to the upright; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniqu... Focus ↗
30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not dwell in the land. Focus ↗
31 The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut off. Focus ↗
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. Focus ↗