Proverbs 16:28
A perverse ish soweth madon (strife, dissension), 1 and a whisperer separateth close friends. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
In Context
27An ish Beliya'al diggeth up ra'ah, 1 and in his sfatayim (lips) there is as a scorching eish. 1
29An ish chamas enticeth his re'a, 1 and leadeth him into the derech that is not good. 1
Cross References
Genesis 3:1Now the Nachash was more arum (cunning, crafty, wiley) than any beast of the sadeh which Hashem Elohim had made. And he said unto the isha, Really? Hath Elohim said, Ye shall not eat of kol etz hagan?
Proverbs 6:14Tahpukhot (perversity) is in his lev, 1 he deviseth rah continually; 1 he stirs up midanim (contention, strife, discord). + 6:14 pl. 1
Proverbs 15:18An ish chemah (angry man) stirreth up madon (strife), 1 but he that is slow to anger pacifies a quarrel. 1
Proverbs 17:17The re'a (friend) loveth at all times, 1 and a brother is born for tzarah (adversity). 1
Proverbs 18:8The devarim of a nirgan (gossip, talebearer, slanderer) are like mitlachamim (delicious tidbits), 1 and they go down into the innermost parts of the beten (belly). 1
Proverbs 29:22An ish af (angry man) stirreth up strife, 1 and a ba'al chemah (ill-tempered man) aboundeth in peysha (transgression). 1
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 →