Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 16:28
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Berean Standard Bible
A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
King James Version
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
World English Bible
A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
American Standard Version
A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 16
26 A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.
27 A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
28 A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
29 A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
30 He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.
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