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12 Hatred stirreth up strifes;
But love covereth all transgressions.

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

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10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast;
But the tender mercies 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”

17 Better is a [a]dinner of herbs, where love is,
Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

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  1. Proverbs 15:17 Or, portion

17 Better is a dinner of vegetables when[a] love is there
    than a fattened ox and hatred with it.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 15:17 Hebrew “and”
  2. Proverbs 15:17 Or “him”

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;
But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

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He who forgives an affront fosters love,
    but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.

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17 A friend loveth at all times;
And [a]a brother is born for adversity.

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  1. Proverbs 17:17 Or, is born as a brother

17 The friend loves at all times[a],
    but a brother is born for adversity.

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  1. Proverbs 17:17 Hebrew “time”

Better is open rebuke
Than love that is hidden.

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Better a rebuke that is open
    than a love that is hidden.

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