Proverbs 16:28

Proverbs 16:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
• New International Version (NIV)A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.
• English Standard Version (ESV)A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer separates the best of friends.

Context of Proverbs 16:28

26The appetite of a worker works for him, For his hunger urges him on. 27A worthless man devises and digs up evil, And the words on his lips are like a scorching fire. A perverse man spreads strife, And one who gossips separates intimate friends. 29A violent and exceedingly covetous man entices his neighbor [to sin], And leads him in a way that is not good. 30He who [slyly] winks his eyes does so to plot perverse things; And he who compresses his lips [as if in a secret signal] brings evil to pass.

Proverbs 16:28 word by word

אִ֣ישׁ תַּ֭הְפֻּכוֹת יְשַׁלַּ֣ח מָד֑וֹן וְ֝נִרְגָּ֗ן מַפְרִ֥יד אַלּֽוּף׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A frowardתַּהְפֻּכָהtahpûkâh · perversityH8419
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• sowethשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• strifeמָדוֹןmâdôn · strifeH4066
• and a whispererנִרְגָּןnirgân · whispererH5372
• separatethפָּרַדpârad · to separateH6504
• chief friendsאַלּוּף'alûph 'allûph · tameH441

Cross-references for Proverbs 16:28

• Proverbs 6:14Who perversely in his heart plots trouble and evil continually; Who spreads discord and strife.
• Proverbs 15:18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, But he who is slow to anger and patient calms disputes.
• Proverbs 18:8The words of a whisperer (gossip) are like dainty morsels [to be greedily eaten]; They go down into the innermost chambers of the body [to be remembered and mused upon].
• Proverbs 26:20For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer [who gossips], contention quiets down.
• Proverbs 29:22An angry man stirs up strife, And a hot-tempered and undisciplined man commits many transgressions.
• Proverbs 30:33Surely the churning of milk produces butter, And wringing the nose produces blood; So the churning of anger produces strife.
• 1 Timothy 6:3If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine and teaching which is in agreement with godliness (personal integrity, upright behavior),
• James 3:14But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be arrogant, and [as a result] be in defiance of the truth.
• Proverbs 17:9He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love, But he who repeats or gossips about a matter separates intimate friends.
• Genesis 3:1Now the serpent was more crafty (subtle, skilled in deceit) than any living creature of the field which the Lord God had made. And the serpent (Satan) said to the woman, “Can it really be that God has said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?”
• 1 Samuel 24:9David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘David seeks to harm you?’
• Romans 1:29until they were filled (permeated, saturated) with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice and mean-spiritedness. They are gossips [spreading rumors],
• 2 Corinthians 12:20For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you not to be as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish—that perhaps there may be strife, jealousy, angry tempers, disputes, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder;

Commentaries on Proverbs 16:28

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27-30Verses 27-30 The four verses speak of the same thing, and the well-known opprobrious name, the “man of Belial,” stands at the head as stigmatizing the man who delights in causing the mischief of which they treat. Diggeth up evil - i. e., Digs an evil pit for others to fall into. Compare Psalm 7:15. Proverbs 16:30 The physiognomy of the man of Belial, the half-closed eyes that never look you straight in the face, the restlessness or cunning of which biting…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-28Verses 27-28 Ungodly men bestow more pains to do mischief than would be needful to do good. The whisperer separates friends: what a hateful, but how common a character!Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-29Scoundrels, troublemakers, and violent people disrupt relationships by causing harm with their actions.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. (Compare Pr 6:14; 10:31). whisperer--prater, talebearer (Pr 18:8; 26:20).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 16:28

• Slander
• Speaking
• Strife
• Talebearer

In the dictionaries

• Chief
• Divine
• Haughty
• Lot
• Pride
• Whisperer
• Proverb
• Proverbs, the Book of
• Slander
• gossip, gossips, talk nonsense

Commentaries on Proverbs 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings