Proverbs 16:28
A frowarde body causeth strife: and he that is a blabbe of his tongue maketh deuision among princes.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
In Context
27An vngodly person stirreth vp euyll, and in his lippes he is as an hotte burnyng fyre.
29A wicked man beguyleth his neyghbour, and leadeth hym into the way that is not good:
Cross References
Genesis 3:1And the serpent was suttiller then euery beast of the fielde which ye lord God hadde made, and he sayde vnto the woman: yea, hath God saide, ye shall not eate of euery tree of the garden.
Proverbs 6:14He is euer imagining mischiefe and frowardnes in his heart, and causeth discorde.
Proverbs 15:18An angry man stirreth vp strife: but he that is patient stylleth discorde.
Proverbs 17:17He is a frende that alway loueth, and in aduersitie a man shall knowe who is his brother.
Proverbs 18:8The wordes of a slaunderer are very woundes, and go through vnto the innermost partes of the body.
Proverbs 29:22An angry man stirreth vp strife, and he that beareth euyll will in his mynde doth much euyll.
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 →