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

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12 Hatred stirs up strife,
    but love covers over all offenses.

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12 Hatred stirs up conflict,
    but love covers over all wrongs.(A)

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10 A righteous man cares about his animal’s health,(A)
but even the merciful acts of the wicked are cruel.

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10 The righteous knows the life[a] of his animal,
    but the compassion[b] of the wicked is cruel.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:10 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
  2. Proverbs 12:10 Hebrew “compassions”

10 The righteous care for the needs of their animals,(A)
    but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

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