Proverbs 16:28

King James Version

²⁸A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Proverbs 16:28

New International Version

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

²⁸A perverse man sows strife,
And ^(A)a whisperer separates the best of friends.

⁹He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

⁹Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,^(A)
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.^(B)

⁹^(A)He who covers a transgression seeks love,
But ^(B)he who repeats a matter separates friends.

King James Version (KJV)

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New International Version (NIV)