Proverbs 16:28-30

Modern English Version

²⁸A perverse man sows strife,
and a whisperer separates the best of friends.

²⁹A violent man entices his neighbor,
and leads him into the way that is not good.

³⁰He shuts his eyes to devise perverse things;
moving his lips he brings evil to pass.

Proverbs 16:28-30

New International Version

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

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

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

Modern English Version (MEV)

New International Version (NIV)