Proverbs 16:28
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. | A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends. | A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends. |
In context
Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.
Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a person of | אִ֣ישׁ | 'ish | H0376G | manאִישׁ (ish) : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) |
| perversities | תַּ֭הְפֻּכוֹת | TAH-pu-khot | H8419 | perversityתַּהְפֻּכָה (tah.pu.khah) perversity, perverse thing |
| he sends out | יְשַׁלַּ֣ח | ye-sha-LACH | H7971G | to send: departשָׁלַח (sha.lach) : depart/send 1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to send 1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct 1a3) to send away 1a4) to let loose 1b) (Niphal) to be sent 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out 1c2) to let go, set free 1c3) to shoot forth (of branches) 1c4) to let down 1c5) to shoot 1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled 1e) (Hiphil) to send |
| strife | מָד֑וֹן | ma-DON | H4066 | strifeמָדוֹן (ma.don) 1) strife, contention 1a) strife, contention 1b) object of contention |
| and a slanderer | וְ֝נִרְגָּ֗ן | ve-nir-GAN | H7279 | whispererנִרְגָּן (nir.gan) 1) to murmur, whisper 1a) murmurers 1b) backbite, slander, talebearer, backbiter |
| [is] separating | מַפְרִ֥יד | maf-RID | H6504 | to scatterבְּדַר (be.dar) (Pael) to scatter Aramaic of pa.rad (פָּרַד "to separate" H6504) |
| a close friend | אַלּֽוּף׃ | 'a-LUF | H0441A | tameאַלּוּף (al.luph) 1) tame, docile 2) friend, intimate |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.