1 Peter 4:8

Above all keep ¹  your love for one another fervent, ²  because love covers a multitude of sins. ³ 

Pr 10:12; Pr 12:16; Pr 17:9; Pr 18:13; 1Co 13:1-13; 1Co 13:7; 1Co 14:1; Col 3:14; 1Th 3:12; 1Th 4:9,10; 2Th 1:3; 1Ti 1:5; Heb 13:1; Jas 5:12; Jas 5:20; 1Pe 1:22; 2Pe 1:6,7; 3Jo 1:2

¹ tn The primary verb of v. 8 is a participle (“having”) but it continues the sense of command from v. 7.

² tn Or “constant.”

³ sn The statement of v. 8b, love covers a multitude of sins, is proverbial: It is quoted from Prov 10:12 (cf. Jas 5:20). It speaks of the forbearance that comes with love: Christian love is patient and forgiving toward the offenses of a fellow Christian (Matt 18:21-22; 1 Cor 13:4-7).