Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man scattereth strife; and a whisperer separateth confident friends.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
In Context
27An ungodly man diggeth up mischief, and on his lips there is as it were a scathing fire.
29The man of violence misleadeth his neighbor, and maketh him go on a way which is not good.
Cross References
Genesis 3:1Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made; and he said unto the woman, Hath God indeed said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Proverbs 6:14Perverseness is in his heart, he contriveth evil at all times; he scattereth abroad discord.
Proverbs 15:18A man of fury stirreth up strife; but he that is slow to anger assuageth contention.
Proverbs 17:17A friend loveth at all times, and as a brother is he born for [the time of] distress.
Proverbs 18:8The words of a whisperer are as wounds, and they go down indeed into the innermost parts of the body.
Proverbs 29:22A man of anger stirreth up strife; and a man of fury 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 →