World English Bible
"A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends."
— Proverbs 16:28, World English Bible
“A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.”
“A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends. ”
“A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends.”
“A perverse man stirreth up quarrels: and one full of words separateth princes.”
“A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.”
“A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.”
There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth urges him on.
A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.
One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.