12 Hatred stirs up conflicts,
but love covers all offenses.(A)

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12 Hatred[a] stirs up dissension,
but love covers all transgressions.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:12 sn This contrasts the wicked motivated by hatred (animosity, rejection) with the righteous motivated by love (kind acts, showing favor).
  2. Proverbs 10:12 sn Love acts like forgiveness. Hatred looks for and exaggerates faults, but love seeks ways to make sins disappear (e.g., 1 Pet 4:8).