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Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man stirreth up quarrels: and one full of words separateth princes.
Proverbs 16:28 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Proverbs 16:28 in other translations
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
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In context
25 There is a way that seemeth to a man right: and the ends thereof lead to death.
26 The soul of him that laboureth, laboureth for himself, because his mouth hath obliged him to it.
27 The wicked man diggeth evil, and in his lips is a burning fire.
28 A perverse man stirreth up quarrels: and one full of words separateth princes.
29 An unjust man allureth his friend: and leadeth him into a way that is not good.
30 He that with fixed eyes deviseth wicked things, biting his lips, bringeth evil to pass.
31 Old age is a crown of dignity, when it is found in the ways of justice.
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