Proverbs 16:28 - The Scriptures 2009

A perverse man sends forth strife, And a whisperer separates intimate friends.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

A froward man soweth strife: And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates close friends. [Prov. 17:9.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

Destructive people produce conflict; gossips alienate close friends.

Catholic Public Domain Version

A perverse man stirs up lawsuits. And one who is verbose divides leaders.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Proverbs 16:28 Cross References

Proverbs 15:18

A man of wrath stirs up strife, But he who is patient appeases strife.

Proverbs 16:27

A man of Beliya‛al plots evil, And on his lips it is like a burning fire.

Proverbs 16:29

A ruthless man entices his neighbour, And leads him in a way that is not good,

Proverbs 17:17

A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 17:9

He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.

Proverbs 18:6

A fool’s lips enter into strife, And his mouth calls for blows.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a slanderer are like delicacies, And they go down into the inner parts of the heart.

Proverbs 29:22

A man of displeasure stirs up strife, And a master of rage has many a transgression.

Proverbs 30:33

For as milk under pressure brings forth curds, And as a nose under pressure brings forth blood, So wrath under pressure brings forth strife.

Proverbs 6:14

Perverseness is in his heart, Plotting evil at all times, He sends out strife.

Proverbs 6:19

A false witness breathing out lies, And one who causes strife among brothers.

Romans 1:29

having been filled with all unrighteousness, whoring, wickedness, greed, evil; filled with envy, murder, fighting, deceit, evil habits; whisperers,

2 Corinthians 12:20

For I fear lest, when I come, I do not find you such as I wish, and I be found by you such as you do not wish – lest there be strife, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, slander, gossip, puffings up, unrests,

1 Samuel 24:9

And Dawiḏ said to Sha’ul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘See, Dawiḏ seeks to do you evil’?