28A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.


In Context

25 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.

26 The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto .

27 A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

28 A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

29 A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.

30 He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

Proverbs 16:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:28A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:28A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:28A perverse man stirreth up quarrels: and one full of words separateth princes.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:28A false man soweth contention; and a talebearer separateth very friends.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:28A froward man scattereth abroad strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:28A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:28A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:28A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:28A fraudulent man sows strife: and a whisperer separates chief friends.