Proverbs 16:28

Proverbs 16:28 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

28A perverse person stirs up conflict,

and a gossip separates close friends.

28A perverse person spreads strife,

And a 16:28 Or gossipslanderer separates close friends.

28A perverse man spreads strife,

And a slanderer separates intimate friends.

28A perverse man spreads strife,

And one who gossips separates intimate friends. [Prov 17:9]

28A perverse man spreads dissension,

and a gossip divides close friends.

28A twisted person stirs up conflict.

Anyone who talks about others separates close friends.