Selah · Bible verse
Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
In context
26The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth urges him on.
27A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
28A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
29A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.
30One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
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In other languages
日本語 · 箴言 16:28 · 口語訳聖書偽る者は争いを起し、つげ口する者は親しい友を離れさせる。한국어 · 잠언 16:28 · 개역한글패려한 자는 다툼을 일으키고 말장이는 친한 벗을 이간하느니라Español · Proverbios 16:28 · Reina-Valera (1909)El hombre perverso levanta contienda; y el chismoso aparta los mejores amigos.Português · Provérbios 16:28 · Bíblia Livre (2018)O homem perverso levanta contenda, e o difamador faz até grandes amigos se separarem.
