Proverbs 16:28
“A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 16:28 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Ein verkehrter Mann streut Zwietracht aus, und ein Ohrenbläser entzweit Vertraute.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El hombre perverso levanta contienda; y el chismoso aparta los mejores amigos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
O homem perverso levanta contenda, e o difamador faz até grandes amigos se separarem.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O perverso semeia o conflito; quem espalha boatos separa amigos próximos.
📖 Proverbs 16:28 in Context
26He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
27An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
28A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
29A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
30He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
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