Proverbs 16:28

New King James Version

A perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer separates the best of friends.

Cross References

Proverbs 17:9

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

Romans 1:29

being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers,

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body.

Proverbs 15:18

A wrathful man stirs up strife, But he who is slow to anger allays contention.

Proverbs 6:14

Perversity is in his heart, He devises evil continually, He sows discord.

Proverbs 6:19

A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren.

2 Corinthians 12:20

For I fear lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found by you such as you do not wish; lest there be contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, backbitings, whisperings, conceits, tumults;

Proverbs 30:33

For as the churning of milk produces butter, And wringing the nose produces blood, So the forcing of wrath produces strife.

1 Samuel 24:9

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

Proverbs 29:22

An angry man stirs up strife, And a furious man abounds in transgression.

Proverbs 16:27

An ungodly man digs up evil, And it is on his lips like a burning fire.

Proverbs 16:29

A violent man 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 enter into contention, And his mouth calls for blows.