Proverbs 16:28

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Summary

Proverbs 16:28

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

Froward

A whisperer

2 Corinthians 12:20

General references

1 Samuel 24:9

Bible References

Froward

Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

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

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

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

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

A whisperer

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

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

General references

And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?