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28 A perverse man scattereth abroad strife;
And a whisperer [a]separateth chief friends.
29 A man of violence enticeth his neighbor,
And leadeth him in a way that is not good.
30 [b]He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things:
He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

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  1. Proverbs 16:28 Or, alienateth his friend
  2. Proverbs 16:30 Or, He that shutteth his eyes to devise perverse things, That compresseth his lips, bringeth etc.