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10 One who winks at a fault causes trouble,
    but one who frankly reproves promotes peace.
11 The mouth of the just is a fountain of life,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
12 Hatred stirs up disputes,
    (A) but love covers all offenses.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 10:12 Love covers all offenses: a favorite maxim in the New Testament; cf. 1 Cor 13:7; Jas 5:20; 1 Pt 4:8. Cf. also Prv 17:9.