Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.
New American Standard Bible
But
King James Version
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
Holman Bible
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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Evil will stirreth up strife; but love covereth the multitude of 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.
Themes
Brotherly love » General references to
Love » Brotherly » General references to
Love to man » Should be exhibited in » Covering the faults of others
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 10:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Concerning The Mouth
11 A fountain of life is the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence. 12 Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth. 13 In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod is for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
Cross References
1 Peter 4:8
and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins;
Proverbs 17:9
Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.
James 5:20
let him know that he who did turn back a sinner from the straying of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.
Proverbs 15:18
A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Proverbs 16:27
A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips -- as a burning fire.
Proverbs 28:25
Whoso is proud in soul stirreth up contention, And whoso is trusting on Jehovah is made fat.
Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up,
James 4:1
Whence are wars and fightings among you? not thence -- out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members?