Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man, sendeth forth strife, and, a tattler, separateth intimate friends.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
In Context
27An abandoned man, diggeth up mischief,—and, upon his lips, as it were a fire is scorching.
29A ruthless man, enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him in a way, not good.
Cross References
Genesis 3:1Now, the serpent, was more crafty than any living thing of the field which Yahweh God had made, so he said unto the woman, Can it really be that God hath said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Proverbs 6:14[Hath] perverse things in his heart, deviseth mischief on every occasion, strifes, he sendeth forth.
Proverbs 15:18A wrathful man, stirreth up strife, but, he that is slow to anger, calmeth contention.
Proverbs 17:17At all times, doth a friend love, and, a brother for distress, must be born.
Proverbs 18:8the words of a tattler, are dainties, they, therefore go down into the chambers of the inner man.
Proverbs 29:22A man given to anger, stirreth up strife, and, he that exceedeth in wrath, 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 →