Proverbs 16:28
Strong's Lexicon
A perverse
תַּ֭הְפֻּכוֹת (tah·pu·ḵō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8419: 1) perversity, perverse thing

man
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

spreads
יְשַׁלַּ֣ח (yə·šal·laḥ)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7971: 1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to send 1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct 1a3) to send away 1a4) to let loose 1b) (Niphal) to be sent 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out 1c2) to let go, set free 1c3) to shoot forth (of branches) 1c4) to let down 1c5) to shoot 1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled 1e) (Hiphil) to send

dissension,
מָד֑וֹן (mā·ḏō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4066: 1) strife, contention 1a) strife, contention 1b) object of contention

and a gossip
וְ֝נִרְגָּ֗ן‪‬ (wə·nir·gān)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5372: 1) to murmur, whisper 1a) murmurers 1b) backbite, slander, talebearer, backbiter

divides
מַפְרִ֥יד (map̄·rîḏ)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6504: 1) to separate, divide 1a) (Qal) to divide 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to divide, separate 1b2) to be divided, be separated 1c) (Piel) to be separated 1d) (Pual) to be divided 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to divide, separate 1e2) to make a division, make a separation 1f) (Hithpael) to be divided, be separated, get separated

close friends.
אַלּֽוּף׃ (’al·lūp̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 441: 1) tame, docile 2) friend, intimate 3) chief

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.

Young's Literal Translation
A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A contrary man spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.

New American Standard Bible
A perverse man spreads strife, And a slanderer separates intimate friends.

King James Bible
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.

New Living Translation
A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends.

English Standard Version
A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

New American Standard Bible
A perverse man spreads strife, And a slanderer separates intimate friends.

King James Bible
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A contrary man spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.

International Standard Version
A deceitful man stirs dissension, and anyone who gossips separates friends.

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

American Standard Version
A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

English Revised Version
A froward man scattereth abroad strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Young's Literal Translation
A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.
















Cross References
Proverbs 6:14
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

Proverbs 15:18
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Proverbs 16:27
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

Proverbs 16:29
A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

Proverbs 17:9
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

Proverbs 26:20
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 16:26
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

Proverbs 16:25
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Proverbs 16:30
He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.

Proverbs 16:31
The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
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