28 A perverse person stirs up conflict,

and a gossip separates close friends.

28 A dishonest man spreads strife,

and a whisperer separates close friends.

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

28 A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;

gossip separates the best of friends.

28 A useless person causes trouble,

and a gossip ruins friendships.

28 A perverse man scattereth abroad strife;

And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

28 A false man soweth contention; and a talebearer separateth very friends.

28 A devious person spreads quarrels. 

A gossip separates the closest of friends. 

28 A contrary man spreads conflict,

and a gossip separates close friends.

28 A perverse person spreads strife,

and a whisperer separates close friends.

28 A person of perversity will spread dissent,

and he who whispers separates a close friend.

28 A twisted person stirs up fights.

Anyone who talks about others comes between close friends.

28 A perverse man spreads strife,

And a slanderer separates intimate friends.