Proverbs 10:12 | Love Covereth All Sins

A Verse Mapping Bible Study on Proverbs

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Week 25: Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

Scripture Memory

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. Proverbs 10:12

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Bible Context

Who?

King Solomon

When?

Early in his reign, after 970 B.C.

Why?

To apply God’s wisdom to daily life.

For whom?

Israelites (The Jewish People).

Word Studies

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. Proverbs 10:12

Stirreth | עוּר

ʿûr

Pronunciation: oor

Definition:

• Arouse, awaken, incite
• To stir up, rouse, incite
• To be excited

Translations:

• (stir, lift…) up 40x
• awake 25x
• raise 6x

Strifes | מְדָן

mᵊḏān

Pronunciation: med-awn'

Definition:

• strife, contention

Translations:

• discord 1x
• strife 1x

Love | אַהֲבָה

'ahăḇâ

Pronunciation: a-hab-aw

Definition:

• human love for human object
• God’s love to his people

Translations

• love 40x

Covereth | כָּסָה

kāsâ

Pronunciation: zeh'-bakh

Definition:

• to cover, conceal, hide
• to cover, overwhelm
• to be clothed

Translations:

• cover 135x
• hide 6x
• conceal 4x

Sins | פֶּשַׁע

pešaʿ

Pronunciation: peh'-shah

Definition:

• transgression, rebellion
• transgression (against God)

Translations:

• transgression 84x
• trespass 5x
• sin 3x

Paraphrase

Hatred [incites] up [contention]: but [God’s love to his people] [overwhelms] all [transgression (against God)]. Proverbs 10:12

Bible Cross References

Proverbs 29:22

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

James 5:20

Let 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.

1 Peter 4:8

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

Reflections

About God

About Self

Questions to Ask Myself