Proverbs 10:12–13
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
*Hatred stirreth vp strifes: but loue couereth all sinnes.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-reference1.Pet.4.8. 1.cor.13.4.
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.
†In the lips of him that hath vnderstanding, wisedome is found: but a rod is for the backe of him that is voyd of vnderstanding.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. heart.
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From verse 12
- 1 Peter 4:8Rank 1 from verse 12
- 1 Corinthians 13:4–7Rank 2 from verse 12
4Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
4Charitie suffereth long, and is kinde: charitie enuieth not: charitie ‖vaunteth not it selfe, is not puffed vp,
5Doeth not behaue it selfe vnseemly, seeketh not her owne, is not easily prouoked, thinketh no euill,
6Reioyceth not in iniquitie, but reioyceth ‖in the trueth:
7Beareth all things, beleeueth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
- Proverbs 17:9Rank 3 from verse 12
- Proverbs 15:18Rank 4 from verse 12
- James 5:20Rank 5 from verse 12
- Proverbs 16:27Rank 7 from verse 12
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From verse 13
- Proverbs 26:3Rank 1 from verse 13
- Proverbs 6:32Rank 2 from verse 13
- Isaiah 50:4Rank 3 from verse 13
4The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
4*The LORD God hath giuen me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speake a worde in season to him that is wearie: hee wakeneth morning by morning, hee wakeneth mine eare to heare as the learned.
- Proverbs 10:10–11Rank 4 from verse 13
10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
10*‖Hee that winketh with the eye, causeth sorrow: but a prating foole shall fall.
11*The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence couereth the mouth of the wicked.
- Proverbs 10:21Rank 5 from verse 13
- Proverbs 10:31Rank 6 from verse 13
- Proverbs 15:23Rank 7 from verse 13
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- Proverbs 17:10Rank 9 from verse 13
- Proverbs 19:29Rank 10 from verse 13
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- Proverbs 27:22Rank 12 from verse 13
- Psalms 32:9Rank 13 from verse 13
9Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
9*Be yee not as the horse, or as the mule which haue no vnderstanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, least they come neere vnto thee.
- Proverbs 7:22Rank 15 from verse 13
- Exodus 10:12Rank 16 from verse 13
12¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.
12¶ And the LORD said vnto Moses, Stretch out thine hand ouer the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come vp vpon the land of Egypt, and eate euery herbe of the land, euen all that the haile hath left.
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Proverbs 10:12
Strong enmity, hostility, aversion, or ill will.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.
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Places, spreads, or keeps something over another; hides, conceals, encloses, shelters, clothes, or occupies its surface or extent.
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Transgressions or offences against God and his law, and the guilt for them.
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Proverbs 10:13
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: The physical borders of the mouth. Sense 2: By extension, speech or utterance.
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understanding
1. The capacity or act of perceiving, comprehending, discerning, judging, interpreting, or applying knowledge. 2. Knowledge, insight, wisdom, or prudent judgment possessed or gained. 3. Skill or ability in a work, art, subject, vision, saying, or interpretation.
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Knowledge, understanding, judgment, skill, or prudence.
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1. Discovered or obtained. 2. Established or founded.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sense 1: The rear part; a position or direction behind. Sense 2: A return to a former place or condition.
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Empty, unfilled, unoccupied, lacking something, invalid, cancelled, or without effect.
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11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
11*The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence couereth the mouth of the wicked.
12Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
12*Hatred stirreth vp strifes: but loue couereth all sinnes.
Selected passage13In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
13†In the lips of him that hath vnderstanding, wisedome is found: but a rod is for the backe of him that is voyd of vnderstanding.
Selected passage14Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
14Wise men lay vp knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is neere destruction.