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Proverbs 16:28
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Proverbs 16:28 · King James Version
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Proverbs 16:28 in other translations
A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates 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 right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
26 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
30 He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
31 The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
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