¹² Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all wrongs.

⁸ And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

⁹ He who covers an offense promotes love; But he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

¹⁸ A wrathful man stirs up contention, But one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

²⁰ let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death, and will cover a multitude of sins.

¹ Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don't they come from your pleasures that war in your members?

²² An angry man stirs up strife, And a wrathful man abounds in sin.

⁴ Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud,

⁵ doesn't behave itself inappropriately, doesn't seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;

⁶ doesn't rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;

⁷ bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

²⁷ A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.

²⁵ One who is greedy stirs up strife; But one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.