Proverbs 10:12

American Standard Version (1901)

Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Pet 4:8 : 8 above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:
  • Prov 17:9 : 9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
  • Prov 15:18 : 18 A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
  • Jas 5:20 : 20 let him know, that he who converteth a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.
  • Jas 4:1 : 1 Whence [come] wars and whence [come] fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your pleasures that war in your members?
  • Prov 29:22 : 22 An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.
  • 1 Cor 13:4-7 : 4 Love suffereth long, [and] is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil; 6 rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth with the truth; 7 beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
  • Prov 16:27 : 27 A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
  • Prov 28:25 : 25 He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; But he that putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be made fat.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 17:9-10
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    9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

    10A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

  • 1 Pet 4:8
    79%

    8above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:

  • Prov 10:11
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    11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 26:26
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    26Though [his] hatred cover itself with guile, His wickedness shall be openly showed before the assembly.

  • Prov 10:18-19
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    73%

    18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

    19In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

  • Prov 15:17-18
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    17Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

    18A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

  • Prov 15:1
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    1A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

  • Prov 17:19-20
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    19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.

    20He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

  • Prov 28:13
    72%

    13He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper: But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.

  • Rom 13:10
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    10Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: love therefore is the fulfilment of the law.

  • Prov 10:6
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    6Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 26:24
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    24He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:

  • Prov 27:4-5
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    4Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

    5Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.

  • Prov 10:13
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    13In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

  • Prov 12:16
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    16A fool's vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.

  • Prov 8:36
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    36But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: All they that hate me love death.

  • Prov 17:14
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    14The beginning of strife is [as] when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.

  • Prov 21:14
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    14A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.

  • 1 Pet 3:10
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    10For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:

  • Prov 22:10
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    10Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.

  • Prov 29:22
    69%

    22An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.

  • Rom 12:9-10
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    9Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

    10In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;

  • Prov 14:17
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    17He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.

  • Prov 13:10
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    10By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.

  • 1 John 2:10-11
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    10He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.

    11But he that hateth his brother is in the darkness, and walketh in the darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.

  • Prov 8:13
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    13The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

  • Prov 14:34
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    34Righteousness exalteth a nation; But sin is a reproach to any people.

  • Zech 8:17
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    17and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith Jehovah.

  • 1 Cor 13:4
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    4Love suffereth long, [and] is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

  • 1 John 4:10
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    10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.

  • Prov 12:1
    68%

    1Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.

  • Eph 4:31
    67%

    31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:

  • Lev 19:17
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    17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

  • Amos 5:10
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    10They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

  • Ps 32:1
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    1[[ A Psalm] of David. Maschil]. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.

  • Heb 13:1
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    1Let love of the brethren continue.

  • 1 Cor 13:7
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    7beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

  • Rom 12:20
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    20But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.

  • Prov 13:5
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    5A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

  • Col 3:13-14
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    13forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

    14and above all these things [put on] love, which is the bond of perfectness.

  • Prov 13:24
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    24He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

  • Prov 19:11
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    11The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.