Proverbs 16:28 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 16:28 MSG (The Message)
Troublemakers start fights; gossips break up friendships.
Proverbs 16:28 KJV (King James Version)
A froward man soweth strife: And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Proverbs 16:28 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
A perverse man spreads strife, And a slanderer separates intimate friends.
Proverbs 16:28 NCV (New Century Version)
A useless person causes trouble, and a gossip ruins friendships.
Proverbs 16:28 ASV (American Standard Version)
A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Proverbs 16:28 NIV (New International Version)
A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.
Proverbs 16:28 NKJV (New King James Version)
A perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer separates the best of friends.
Proverbs 16:28 AMP (Amplified Bible)
A perverse man spreads strife, And one who gossips separates intimate friends. [Prov 17:9]
Proverbs 16:28 NLT (New Living Translation)
A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends.
Proverbs 16:28 TPT (The Passion Translation)
A twisted person spreads rumors; a whispering gossip ruins good friendships.
Proverbs 16:28 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.