Proverbs 16:28
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
In other versions
A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
ASV
A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.
BBE
A false man soweth contention; and a talebearer separateth very friends.
DBY
A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
WEB
A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.
YLT
A perverse man sows strife: and a whisperer separates chief friends.
ENG
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
WBT
A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
BSB
In context
26He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
27An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
28A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
29A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
30He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.