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

in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.

Without wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, contention ceases.

An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.

For as the churning of milk brings forth butter, and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood; so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife."

If anyone teaches a different doctrine, and does not consent to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness,

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and do not lie against the truth.

A whisperer

He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Has God really said, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?'"

David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to men's words, saying, 'Behold, David seeks your hurt?'

being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,

For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you do not desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;

General references

David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to men's words, saying, 'Behold, David seeks your hurt?'