Proverbs 16:26-28

New International Reader's Version

²⁶The hunger of workers makes them work.
Their hunger drives them on.

²⁷A worthless person plans to do evil things.
Their words are like a burning fire.

²⁸A twisted person stirs up conflict.
Anyone who talks about others separates close friends.

Proverbs 16:26-28

New International Version

²⁶The appetite of laborers works for them;
their hunger drives them on.

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)

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