Proverbs 16:28

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Proverbs 16:28 — American Standard Version

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Context — Proverbs 16

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.

25There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.

26The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto].

27A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

28A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

29A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.

30He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

31The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

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