28 A froward person soweth strife: and a taleteller maketh division among princes.

29 A wicked man deceiveth his neighbor, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

30 [a]He shutteth his eyes to devise wickedness: he moveth his lips, and bringeth evil to pass.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:30 With his whole endeavor he laboreth to bring his wickedness to pass.

28 A perverse person stirs up conflict,(A)
    and a gossip separates close friends.(B)

29 A violent person entices their neighbor
    and leads them down a path that is not good.(C)

30 Whoever winks(D) with their eye is plotting perversity;
    whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.

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