Proverbs 16:28
A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.
In context
25 There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. 26 The appetite of laborers works for them; their hunger drives them on. 27 A scoundrel plots evil, and on their lips it is like a scorching fire. 28 A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.
29 A violent person entices their neighbor and leads them down a path that is not good. 30 Whoever winks with their eye is plotting perversity; whoever purses their lips is bent on evil. 31 Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 16:28 in the KJV
A froward man soweth strife: And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 16:28 in the ESV
A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.