Proverbs 16:28-30

New Living Translation

²⁸A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;
gossip separates the best of friends.

²⁹Violent people mislead their companions,
leading them down a harmful path.

³⁰With narrowed eyes, people plot evil;
with a smirk, they plan their mischief.

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.

New Living Translation (NLT)

New International Version (NIV)