Proverbs 16:28-30

Holman Christian Standard Bible

²⁸A contrary man spreads conflict,
and a gossip separates close friends.^(A)

²⁹A violent man lures his neighbor,^(B)
leading him in a way that is not good.^(C)

³⁰The one who narrows his eyes is planning deceptions;
the one who compresses his lips brings about evil.^(D)

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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

New International Version (NIV)