Proverbs 16:27–28

A worthless man plots evil,

and his speech is like a scorching fire.

A dishonest man spreads strife,

and a whisperer separates close friends.

A scoundrel plots evil,

and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.

A perverse person stirs up conflict,

and a gossip separates close friends.

A worthless person digs up evil,

and his speech is like a scorching fire.

A contrary person spreads conflict,

and a gossip separates close friends.

Scoundrels create trouble;

their words are a destructive blaze.

A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;

gossip separates the best of friends.

A man of wickedness concocts evil,

and his lips are like a scorching fire.

A person of perversity will spread dissent,

and he who whispers separates a close friend.

An ungodly man diggeth up evil:

And in his lips there is as a burning fire.

A froward man soweth strife:

And a whisperer separateth chief friends.