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, devising evil at all times, Contentions he sendeth forth.

A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.

The words of a tale-bearer are as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down to the inner parts of the heart.

Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,

An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression.

For the churning of milk bringeth out butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth out blood, And the forcing of anger bringeth out strife!

if any one be teaching otherwise, and do not consent to sound words -- those of our Lord Jesus Christ -- and to the teaching according to piety,

and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth;

A whisperer

Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.

And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, 'Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?'

And David saith to Saul, 'Why dost thou hear the words of man, saying, Lo, David is seeking thine evil?

having been filled with all unrighteousness, whoredom, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers,

for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I -- I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,

General references

And David saith to Saul, 'Why dost thou hear the words of man, saying, Lo, David is seeking thine evil?