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Proverbs 16:27–28

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27†An ungodly man diggeth up evil:

And in his lips there is as a cburning fire.

28dA efroward man †soweth strife:

And fa whisperer gseparateth chief friends.

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Footnotes

  1. †Heb. A man of Belial. So ch. 19:28. See ch. 6:12.
  2. cLev. 13:23, 28 (Heb.). James 3:6.
  3. dSee ch. 15:18.
  4. eSo ver. 30.
  5. †Heb. sendeth forth. ch. 6:14, 19.
  6. fch. 18:8. & 26:20, 22 in the Heb.
  7. gch. 17:9 (Heb.).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A worthless man plots evil,

and his speech is like a scorching fire.

A dishonest man spreads strife,

and a whisperer separates close friends.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

Scoundrels create trouble;

their words are a destructive blaze.

A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;

gossip separates the best of friends.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.