Proverbs 16:27-28
Proverbs 16:27-28 The Message (MSG)
Mean people spread mean gossip; their words smart and burn. Troublemakers start fights; gossips break up friendships.
Proverbs 16:27-28 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Proverbs 16:27-28 New International Version (NIV)
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.
Proverbs 16:27-28 The Passion Translation (TPT)
A wicked scoundrel wants to dig up dirt on others, only to spread slander and shred their reputation. A twisted person spreads rumors; a whispering gossip ruins good friendships.
Proverbs 16:27-28 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire. A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
Proverbs 16:27-28 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
A worthless man digs up evil, While his words are like scorching fire. A perverse man spreads strife, And a slanderer separates intimate friends.
Proverbs 16:27-28 New Century Version (NCV)
Useless people make evil plans, and their words are like a burning fire. A useless person causes trouble, and a gossip ruins friendships.
Proverbs 16:27-28 American Standard Version (ASV)
A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire. A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Proverbs 16:27-28 New King James Version (NKJV)
An ungodly man digs up evil, And it is on his lips like a burning fire. A perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer separates the best of friends.
Proverbs 16:27-28 Amplified Bible (AMP)
A worthless man devises and digs up evil, And the words on his lips are like a scorching fire. A perverse man spreads strife, And one who gossips separates intimate friends. [Prov 17:9]
