Proverbs 16:28-30

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

²⁸A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.^(A)

²⁹The exceedingly grasping, covetous, and violent man entices his neighbor, leading him in a way that is not good.

³⁰He who shuts his eyes to devise perverse things and who compresses his lips [as if in concealment] brings evil to pass.

Proverbs 16:28-30

New International Version

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

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

³⁰Whoever winks^(D) with their eye is plotting perversity;
whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)

New International Version (NIV)