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


In Context

25 There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

26 The laborer's appetite works for him; his hunger drives him on.

27 A scoundrel plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.

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

29 A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.

30 He who winks with his eye is plotting perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.

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 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 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.