Proverbs 16

NET

28 A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends.


Darby

28 A falseD4314 man sowethD4315 contention; and a talebearerD4316 separateth very friends.


Darby Bible Notes

false - Or 'froward,' as ch. 2.12. soweth - Or 'sendeth out.' talebearer - Or 'slanderer.'


KJV

28 A froward man sowethK4232strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.


KJV Bible Notes

soweth: Heb. sendeth forth.