Proverbs 16:28

English Standard Version 2016

A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

Cross References

Proverbs 17:9

Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

Romans 1:29

They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips,

Proverbs 18:8

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

Proverbs 15:18

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

Proverbs 6:14

with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord;

Proverbs 6:19

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

2 Corinthians 12:20

For I fear that perhaps when I come I may find you not as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish—that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, hostility, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder.

Proverbs 30:33

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

1 Samuel 24:9

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

Proverbs 29:22

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

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 18:6

A fool’s lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.