Proverbs 16:28

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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  • Prov 17:9 : 9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
  • Prov 15:18 : 18 A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
  • Prov 18:8 : 8 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.
  • Prov 26:20-22 : 20 For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth. 21 [ As] coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife. 22 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.
  • Prov 29:22 : 22 An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.
  • Prov 30:33 : 33 For the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood; So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
  • Rom 1:29 : 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
  • 2 Cor 12:20 : 20 For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means [there should be] strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;
  • 1 Tim 6:3-5 : 3 If any man teacheth a different doctrine, and consenteth not to sound words, [even] the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; 4 he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but doting about questionings and disputes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, 5 wranglings of men corrupted in mind and bereft of the truth, supposing that godliness is a way of gain.
  • Jas 3:14-16 : 14 But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom is not [a wisdom] that cometh down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed.
  • Gen 3:1-9 : 1 Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat: 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil. 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat. 7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made themselves aprons. 8 And they heard the voice of Jehovah God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Jehovah God amongst the trees of the garden. 9 And Jehovah God called unto the man, and said unto him, Where art thou? 10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. 11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? 12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 13 And Jehovah God said unto the woman, What is this thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
  • 1 Sam 24:9 : 9 And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
  • Prov 6:14 : 14 In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.
  • Prov 6:19 : 19 A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

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  • Prov 17:18-20
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    18A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.

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    22The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.

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