Proverbs 16:28
A perverse person stirs up conflict 1 and a gossip separates close friends. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
In Context
27A worthless person digs up mischief 1 and his speech is like a scorching fire. 1
29A man of violence lies to his neighbor 1 and leads him down a path that is not good. 1
Cross References
Genesis 3:1Now the serpent was more shrewd than any other beast of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, “Has God really said, 'You must not eat from any tree of the garden'?”
Proverbs 6:14He plots evil with deceit in his heart; 1 he always stirs up discord. 1
Proverbs 15:18An angry man stirs up arguments, 1 but a person who is slow to anger quiets a quarrel. 1
Proverbs 17:17A friend is loving at all times 1 and a brother is born for times of trouble. 1
Proverbs 18:8The words of a gossip are like delicious morsels 1 and they go down into the inner parts of the body. 1
Proverbs 29:22An angry person stirs up strife 1 and a master of rage commits many sins. 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 →