Proverbs 16:28 | |
NASB: A perverse man spreads strife, And a slanderer separates intimate friends. (NASB ©1995) GWT: A devious person spreads quarrels. A gossip separates the closest of friends. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. ASV: A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends. BBE: A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends. DBY: A false man soweth contention; and a talebearer separateth very friends. JPS: A froward man soweth strife; and a whisperer separateth familiar friends. WBS: A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. WEB: A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends. YLT: A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend. | |
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