Proverbs 16:28
A false man soweth contention; and a talebearer separateth very friends.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
In Context
27A man of Belial diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is as a scorching fire.
29A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into a way that is not good.
Cross References
Genesis 3:1And the serpent was more crafty than any animal of the field which Jehovah Elohim had made. And it said to the woman, Is it even so, that God has said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Proverbs 6:14deceits are in his heart; he deviseth mischief at all times, he soweth discords.
Proverbs 15:18A furious man stirreth up contention; but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Proverbs 17:17The friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 18:8The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Proverbs 29:22An angry man exciteth contention; and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:28-29
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. There are those that are not only vicious themselves, but spiteful and mischievous to others, and they are the worst of men; two sorts of such are here described:—1. Such as envy a man the honour of his good name, and do all they can to blast that by calumnies and misrepresentations: They dig up evil; they take a great deal of pains to find out something or other… Read the whole commentary →