American Standard Version
Proverbs 16:28
28A perverse man scattereth abroad strife;And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
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 the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto. 27A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire. A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends. 29A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good. 30He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.
Read all of Proverbs 16Proverbs 16:28 word by word
אִ֣ישׁ תַּ֭הְפֻּכוֹת יְשַׁלַּ֣ח מָד֑וֹן וְ֝נִרְגָּ֗ן מַפְרִ֥יד אַלּֽוּף׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 16:28
- Proverbs 6:14In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.
- Proverbs 15:18A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
- Proverbs 18:8The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.
- Proverbs 26:20For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.
- Proverbs 29:22An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.
- Proverbs 30:33For the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood; So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
- 1 Timothy 6:3If any man teacheth a different doctrine, and consenteth not to sound words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
- James 3:14But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.
- Proverbs 17:9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
- Genesis 3:1Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?
- 1 Samuel 24:9And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
- Romans 1:29being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
- 2 Corinthians 12:20For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means there should be strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;
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
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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
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