English Standard Version
Proverbs 16:28
28A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer separates the best of friends.
- New Living Translation (NLT)A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends.
Context of Proverbs 16:28
26A worker's appetite works for him; his mouth urges him on. 27A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire. A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends. 29A man of violence entices his neighbor and leads him in a way that is not good. 30Whoever winks his eyes plans dishonest things; he who purses his lips brings evil to pass.
Read all of Proverbs 16Proverbs 16:28 word by word
אִ֣ישׁ תַּ֭הְפֻּכוֹת יְשַׁלַּ֣ח מָד֑וֹן וְ֝נִרְגָּ֗ן מַפְרִ֥יד אַלּֽוּף׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 16:28
- Proverbs 6:14with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord;
- Proverbs 15:18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
- Proverbs 18:8The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
- Proverbs 26:20For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
- Proverbs 29:22A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.
- Proverbs 30:33For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, and pressing 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 the teaching that accords with godliness,
- James 3:14But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.
- Proverbs 17:9Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
- Genesis 3:1Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God actually say, 'You shall not eat of any tree in the garden'?"
- 1 Samuel 24:9And David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to the words of men who say, 'Behold, David seeks your harm'?
- Romans 1:29They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips,
- 2 Corinthians 12:20For I fear that perhaps when I come I may find you not as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish—that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, hostility, slander, gossip, conceit, 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
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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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