Proverbs 16:28-30
English Standard Version
28 (A)A dishonest man spreads strife,
and (B)a whisperer (C)separates close friends.
29 A man of violence (D)entices his neighbor
and leads him in a way that is not good.
30 Whoever winks his eyes plans[a] (E)dishonest things;
he who (F)purses his lips brings evil to pass.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:30 Hebrew to plan
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
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
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