28 A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 16:28
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Sovereignty, Humility, Justice, and the Wise Path
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over plans and motives, to justice in royal rule, to the superiority of wisdom and humility, to gracious speech and the warning against self-deceived paths, to destructive speech and violent companionship, and finally to patience, self-control, and the LORD's final governance.
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Verse 28
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A perverse תַּ֭הְפֻּכוֹת H8419 Noun - feminine plural man אִ֣ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular construct spreads יְשַׁלַּ֣ח H7971 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular dissension מָד֑וֹן H4066 Noun - masculine singular and a gossip וְ֝נִרְגָּ֗ן H7279 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular divides מַפְרִ֥יד H6504 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular close friends אַלּֽוּף׃ H441 Noun - masculine singular