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Proverbs 16:28 - Compare All Versions

Proverbs 16:28 NIV (New International Version)

A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.

Proverbs 16:28 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

Proverbs 16:28 NLT (New Living Translation)

A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends.

Proverbs 16:28 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

A contrary person spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.

Proverbs 16:28 KJV (King James Version)

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

Proverbs 16:28 NKJV (New King James Version)

A perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer separates the best of friends.

Proverbs 16:28 MSG (The Message)

Troublemakers start fights; gossips break up friendships.

Proverbs 16:28 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

A perverse person spreads strife, And a slanderer separates close friends.

Proverbs 16:28 AMP (Amplified Bible)

A perverse man spreads strife, And one who gossips separates intimate friends. [Prov 17:9]

Proverbs 16:28 NET (New English Translation)

A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends.