Proverbs 16:28
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
In context
26 A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.
27 A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
28 A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
29 A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
30 He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.
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Proverbs 16:28 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
- KJV King James Version
- A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
- WEB World English Bible
- A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
- ASV American Standard Version
- A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.
- DBY Darby Translation
- A false man soweth contention; and a talebearer separateth very friends.
- WBS Webster Bible
- A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.