Proverbs 10:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.”

Proverbs 10:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 10:12 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 10:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 10:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.”

Proverbs 10:12 — World English Bible

Proverbs 10:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.”

Proverbs 10:12 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 10:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.”

Proverbs 10:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 10:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love covereth all transgressions.”

Proverbs 10:12 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 10:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Hatred stirreth vp contentions: but loue couereth all trespasses.”

Proverbs 10:12 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 10:12 in Context — Proverbs 10

10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.

11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

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What Does Proverbs 10:12 Mean?

Proverbs 10:12 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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