Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
What does Proverbs 10:12 mean?
Where there is hatred, every thing stirs up strife. By bearing with each other, peace and harmony are preserved.
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Keep this verse inside Proverbs 10:12-13 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Proverbs 10:12
e., First hides, does not expose, and then forgives and forgets all sins.
Context in Proverbs 10
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Proverbs 10 belongs to the middle movement of the book, especially the section often described as Solomonic proverb collections. Proverbs offers compact instruction on speech, work, wealth, friendship, sex, discipline, justice, and wisdom as a way of life before God. Read this chapter with the wider themes of wisdom, fear of the Lord, and speech in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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