Proverbs 10:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 10:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 10:12 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 10:12 — KJV
“Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.”
— Proverbs 10:12 (KJV)
Proverbs 10:12 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 10:12
“Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone. exceedingly: Heb. with great hatred greatly”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:12: hatred, love
“And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:12: hatred, love
“For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them. I considered...: Heb. I gave, or, set to my heart”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:12: hatred, love
“Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:12: hatred, love
“Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. for peace...: or, on my peace came great bitterness thou hast in...: Heb. thou hast loved my soul from the pit”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:12: love, sins
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