Proverbs Chapter 16 verse 28 Holy Bible
A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
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A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.
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A false man soweth contention; and a talebearer separateth very friends.
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A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
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A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
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A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 28. - A froward man soweth strife (Proverbs 6:14, 19). The verb means, literally, "sends forth," which may signify "scatters as seed" or "hurls as a missile weapon." The character intended is the perverse man, who distorts the truth, gives a wrong impression, attributes evil motives; such a one occasions quarrels and heartburnings. And a whisperer separateth chief friends (Proverbs 17:9). Nirgan is either "a chatterer," or "a whisperer," "calumniator." In Proverbs 18:8 and Proverbs 26:20, 22 it is translated "tale bearer." "Be not called a whisperer (ψίθυρος)," says the Son of Sirach (Ecclus. 5:14), speaking of secret slander. "Slanderers," says an old apothegm, "are Satan's bellows to blow up contension." Septuagint, "A perverse man sendeth abroad evils, and kindleth a torch of deceit for the wicked, and separateth friends." The alternative rendering of the second clause, "estrangeth a leader," i.e. alienates one leader from another, or from his army, is not confirmed by the authority of the versions or the best commentators.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(28) A froward man.--Who distorts the truth.
