Proverbs 16:27-29

New American Standard Bible 1995

²⁷A ^(A)worthless man digs up evil,
While ^[a]his words are like ^(B)scorching fire.
²⁸A perverse man spreads strife,
And a slanderer separates intimate friends.
²⁹A man of violence ^(C)entices his neighbor
And leads him in a way that is not good.

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Proverbs 16:27 Lit on his lips

Proverbs 16:27-29

New International Version

²⁷A scoundrel^(A) plots evil,
and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.^(B)

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

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

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