Verse 12

Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers all offenses.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Pet 4:8 : 8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
  • Prov 17:9 : 9 Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.
  • Prov 15:18 : 18 A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but one who is patient calms a quarrel.
  • Jas 5:20 : 20 let them know that whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save their soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.
  • Jas 4:1 : 1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within your body parts?
  • Prov 29:22 : 22 An angry man stirs up strife, and a hot-tempered man commits many transgressions.
  • 1 Cor 13:4-7 : 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
  • Prov 16:27 : 27 A worthless man plots evil, and his words are like a scorching fire.
  • Prov 28:25 : 25 A greedy person stirs up conflict, but the one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.