John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirreth up strifes ,.... A man, whose heart is full of hatred and malice against his neighbour, will stir up, or awake, as the word F4 תעורר . signifies, contentions and quarrels which were happily laid asleep; these he renews by tale bearing, and whisperings, and evil surmises; by raising lies, spreading false reports and calumnies, and by virulent reproaches and slanders; but love covereth all sins ; not its own, but others; in imitation of the pardoning love and grace... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 10:12
Here is, 1. The great mischief-maker, and that is malice. Even where there is no manifest occasion of strife, yet hatred seeks occasion and so stirs it up and does the devil's work. Those are the most spiteful ill-natured people that can be who take a pleasure in setting their neighbours together by the ears, by tale-bearing, evil surmises, and misrepresentations, blowing up the sparks of contention, which had lain buried, into a flame, at which, with an unaccountable pleasure, they warm their... read more