Proverbs 16:28-30

New Life Version

²⁸A bad man spreads trouble. One who hurts people with bad talk separates good friends.

²⁹A man who hurts people tempts his neighbor to do the same, and leads him in a way that is not good.

³⁰He who winks his eyes plans to do bad things. He who closes his lips allows sinful things to happen.

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.

New Life Version (NLV)

New International Version (NIV)