Proverbs 16:28
A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
In Context
27A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips — as a burning fire.
29A violent man enticeth his neighbour, And hath causeth him to go in a way not good.
Cross References
Genesis 3:1And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, 'Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?'
Proverbs 6:14Frowardness [is] in his heart, devising evil at all times, Contentions he sendeth forth.
Proverbs 15:18A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Proverbs 17:17At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born.
Proverbs 18:8The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart.
Proverbs 29:22An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying 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 →