Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Evil will stirreth up strife; but love covereth the multitude of sins.

New American Standard Bible

Hatred stirs up strife,
But love covers all transgressions.

King James Version

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

Holman Bible

Hatred stirs up conflicts,
but love covers all offenses.

International Standard Version

Hatred awakens contention, but love covers all transgressions.

A Conservative Version

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all transgressions.

American Standard Version

Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.

Amplified


Hatred stirs up strife,
But love covers and overwhelms all transgressions [forgiving and overlooking another’s faults].

Bible in Basic English

Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.

Darby Translation

Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love covereth all transgressions.

Julia Smith Translation

Hatred will excite strifes: and love will cover over all transgressions.

King James 2000

Hatred stirs up strife: but love covers all sins.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers over all offenses.

Modern King James verseion

Hatred stirs up fights, but love covers all sins.

NET Bible

Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.

New Heart English Bible

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

The Emphasized Bible

Hatred, stirreth up strifes, but, over all transgressions, love throweth a covering.

Webster

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

World English Bible

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

Youngs Literal Translation

Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׂנאה 
sin'ah 
Usage: 17

עוּר 
`uwr 
Usage: 80

מדן 
M@dan 
Usage: 2

but love
אהבה 
'ahabah 
Usage: 36

כּסה 
Kacah 
Usage: 152

Context Readings

Proverbs Concerning The Mouth

11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life; but the mouth of the ungodly is past shame, and presumptuous. 12 Evil will stirreth up strife; but love covereth the multitude of sins. 13 In the lips of him that hath understanding a man shall find wisdom; but the rod belongeth to the back of the foolish.

Cross References

1 Peter 4:8

But above all things, have fervent love among you. For love covereth the multitude of sins.

Proverbs 17:9

Whoso covereth another man's offense, seeketh love; but he that discloseth the fault, setteth friends at variance.

James 5:20

let the same know, that he which converted the sinner from going astray out of his way, shall save a soul from death, and shall hide the multitude of sins. {Here ends the General Epistle of James}

Proverbs 15:18

An angry man stirreth up strife; but he that is patient stilleth discord.

Proverbs 16:27

An ungodly person stirreth up evil; and in his lips he is as a hot burning fire.

Proverbs 28:25

He that is of a proud stomach, stirreth up strife; but he that putteth his trust in the LORD, shall be well fed.

Proverbs 29:22

An angry man stirreth up strife; and he that beareth evil will in his mind, doth much evil.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Love suffereth long, and is courteous. Love envieth not. Love doth not forwardly, swelleth not,

James 4:1

From whence cometh war, and fighting among you? Come they not here hence, even of your voluptuousness that raineth in your members?

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