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Proverbs 16:28

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

Proverbs 16:28 · American Standard Version

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Proverbs 16:28 in other translations

KJV King James Version

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

BSB Berean Standard Bible

A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.

WEB World English Bible

A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

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In context

25 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.

26 The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto.

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

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

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

30 He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

31 The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

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