Proverbs 16:28 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

²⁸ A froward man scattereth abroad strife: And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁸ A froward man soweth strife: And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁸ A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates close friends. [Prov. 17:9.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁸ A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Common English Bible

²⁸ Destructive people produce conflict; gossips alienate close friends.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁸ A perverse man stirs up lawsuits. And one who is verbose divides leaders.

Proverbs 16:28 Cross References

Proverbs 17:9

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

Romans 1:29

being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a whisperer are as dainty, morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Proverbs 15:18

A wrathful man stirreth up contention: But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Proverbs 6:14

Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth evil continually; He soweth discord.

Proverbs 6:19

A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

2 Corinthians 12:20

For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means there should be strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;

Proverbs 30:33

For the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

1 Samuel 24:9

And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

Proverbs 29:22

An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.

Proverbs 16:27

A worthless man deviseth mischief: And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

Proverbs 16:29

A man of violence enticeth his neighbour, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.

Proverbs 17:17

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

Proverbs 18:6

A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.