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


In Context

25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death.

26 The appetite of the labourer laboureth for him, for his mouth urgeth him on.

27 A man of Belial diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is as a scorching fire.

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

29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into a way that is not good.

30 He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise froward things; biting his lips, he 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:28A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief 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.