King James Version
Proverbs 10:12 in the King James Version says “Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.”
Proverbs 10:12 · KJV
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall. fall: Heb. be beaten
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
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. of understanding: Heb. of heart
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
KJV Study — Public Domain
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“covereth”
H3680properly, to plump, i.e., fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
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