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Proverbs 10:12

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Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
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  1. 1 Peter 4:8Rank 1 from verse 12
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    8And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

  2. 1 Corinthians 13:4–7Rank 2 from verse 12
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    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.

  3. Proverbs 17:9Rank 3 from verse 12
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    9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

  4. Proverbs 15:18Rank 4 from verse 12
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    18A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

  5. James 5:20Rank 5 from verse 12
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    20Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

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Proverbs 10:12

COMBINED MEANING

but

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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

COMBINED MEANING

love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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covereth

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Places, spreads, or keeps something over another; hides, conceals, encloses, shelters, clothes, or occupies its surface or extent.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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sins

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Transgressions or offences against God and his law, and the guilt for them.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

12Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

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13In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

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