Proverbs 16:28
World English Bible (WEB)
A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
In context
26 The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.
27 A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
28 A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
29 A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.
30 One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
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Proverbs 16:28 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
- KJV King James Version
- A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides 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.