Proverbs 16:28 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

A perverse man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close 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.

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Proverbs 15:18

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.

Proverbs 16:27

A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.

Proverbs 16:29

A man of violence entices his neighbor 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 forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter alienates a friend.

Proverbs 18:6

A fool's lips bring strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.

Proverbs 29:22

A man of wrath stirs up strife, and a man given to anger causes much transgression.

Proverbs 30:33

For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife.

Proverbs 6:14

with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord;

Proverbs 6:19

a false witness who breathes out lies, and a man who sows discord among brothers.

Romans 1:29

They were filled with all manner of wickedness, evil, covetousness, malice. Full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity, they are gossips,

2 Corinthians 12:20

For I fear that perhaps I may come and find you not what I wish, and that you may find me not what you wish; that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder.

1 Samuel 24:9

And David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Behold, David seeks your hurt’?