Proverbs 10:12

New English Translation

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

Proverbs 10:12 sn This contrasts the wicked motivated by hatred (animosity, rejection) with the righteous motivated by love (kind acts, showing favor).
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).

Proverbs 10:12

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

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

¹⁰A righteous person cares for^[a] the life of his animal,
but even the most compassionate acts^[b] of the wicked are cruel.

Proverbs 12:10 tn Heb “knows”; NLT “concerned for the welfare of.” For יָדַע (yadaʿ) meaning “to care for” see HALOT 391 s.v. Qal 4 and 7, NIDOTTE 401 s.v., and compare Job 9:21; Ps 1:6.
Proverbs 12:10 tn Heb “but the mercies.” The additional words appear in the translation for the sake of clarification. The line can be interpreted in two ways: (1) when the wicked exhibit a kind act, they do it in a cruel way, or (2) even the kindest of their acts is cruel by all assessments.

¹⁰The righteous know the needs of their animals,
but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.^(A)

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New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)