Proverbs 16:28
in Proverbs 16A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
KJV
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
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This verse in Proverbs 16
Commentary
2 notes on this verseA commentator
Desert FathersThe Desert Fathers, Sayings of the Early Christian Monks · Written before 500.
[Hyperichius] also said, 'The serpent whispered to Eve and cast her out of paradise. The man who whispers against his neighbour is like the serpent. He condemns the soul of whoever listens to him, and he does not save his own.'
This site's exposition
A froward man soweth strife
on Proverbs 16:28-30
A froward man sows strife on purpose, and a whisperer separates chief friends, the same slow damage the talebearer does elsewhere in the book done here to whole relationships rather than single quarrels. A violent man entices his neighbour and leads him into a way that is not good, corruption pictured as an invitation rather than a command. He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things, and moving his lips brings evil to pass, small physical gestures the older writers read as the outward tells of a mind already working out its scheme.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אִ֣ישׁ | ʾish | a person of | H376 → | 1663 times |
| תַּ֭הְפֻּכוֹת | tahpukhot | perversities | H8419 → | 10 times |
| יְשַׁלַּ֣ח | yeshalach | he sends out | H7971 → | 845 times |
| מָד֑וֹן | madon | strife | H4066 → | 10 times |
| וְ֝נִרְגָּ֗ן | venirgan | and a slanderer | H7279 → | 7 times |
| מַפְרִ֥יד | mafrid | [is] separating | H6504 → | 26 times |
| אַלּֽוּף׃ | ʾaluf | a close friend | H441 → | 69 times |
אִ֣ישׁa person of
ʾishH376 →1663 times
תַּ֭הְפֻּכוֹתperversities
tahpukhotH8419 →10 times
יְשַׁלַּ֣חhe sends out
yeshalachH7971 →845 times
מָד֑וֹןstrife
madonH4066 →10 times
וְ֝נִרְגָּ֗ןand a slanderer
venirganH7279 →7 times
מַפְרִ֥יד[is] separating
mafridH6504 →26 times
אַלּֽוּף׃a close friend
ʾalufH441 →69 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 17:9Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
it leads to
- Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
- 1 Peter 4:8
Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
- Psalms 32:1
Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
- Proverbs 10:12
Through
Proverbs 15:18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
it leads to
- Proverbs 26:21
Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
- Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
- Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
- Proverbs 14:29
A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
- Proverbs 26:21
Where this verse is studied
About Proverbs
This page draws on Charles Bridges, An Exposition of the Book of Proverbs; Desert Fathers, The Desert Fathers, Sayings of the Early Christian Monks and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.