Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
BSB
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.
[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.'
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Proverbs 17:9Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
leads to
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
Through
Proverbs 15:18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
leads to
Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
