Matthew Henry Commentary Proverbs 10:12

"Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions." — Proverbs 10:12 (ASV)

There is glory in the land when the righteous have liberty.

After the heart has been lifted up with pride, a fall comes. But honour shall be the reward of humility.

God turns the counsels and designs of treacherous men to their own undoing.

Where there is hatred, everything stirs up strife. By bearing with each other, peace and harmony are preserved.

Let us watch over our own passions, and avoid the company of furious men.

When the ungodly see others prosper by sin, they wish they could act in the same way. But the root of Divine grace, in the heart of the righteous, produces other desires and purposes.

Good men do not envy the prosperity of evil-doers; they see there is a curse on them.

All our powers and faculties are from God, and are to be employed for him.

The ways of carelessness, of worldliness, and of sensuality seem right to those who walk in them; but self-deceivers prove self-destroyers. See the vanity of carnal mirth.

The delay of what is anxiously hoped for is very painful to the mind; obtaining it is very pleasant. But spiritual blessings are chiefly intended.

Christ is a King, whose wrath against his enemies will be as the roaring of a lion, and his favour to his people as the refreshing dew.

Where there is temptation, if we thrust ourselves into it, there will be sin, and punishment will follow.

A man of understanding does not judge others by their success.

A scorner cannot bear to reflect seriously within his own heart.

We see many a person who has some little sense, but is proud of it. This describes those who think their spiritual state is good, when it is really very bad.

The ruler who uses his power rightly will find that to be his best security.

One who loves flatterers, and listens to slanderers, causes his servants to become liars and false accusers.