Proverbs 16:28-30
King James Version
28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
30 He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
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Proverbs 16:28-30
New King James Version
28 A perverse man sows strife,
And (A)a whisperer separates the best of friends.
29 A violent man entices his neighbor,
And leads him in a way that is not good.
30 He winks his eye to devise perverse things;
He [a]purses his lips and brings about evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:30 Lit. compresses
Proverbs 16:28-30
New American Standard Bible
28 A perverse person spreads strife,
And a [a]slanderer separates close friends.
29 A person of violence (A)entices his neighbor
And leads him in a way that is not good.
30 He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things;
He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:28 Or gossip
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