NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon A frowardtahpukah (tah-poo-kaw') a perversity or fraud -- (very) froward(-ness, thing), perverse thing. man 'iysh (eesh) a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) soweth shalach (shaw-lakh') to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) strife madown (maw-dohn') a contest or quarrel -- brawling, contention(-ous), discord, strife. and a whisperer nirgan (neer-gawn') a slanderer -- talebearer, whisperer. separateth parad (paw-rad') to break through, i.e. spread or separate (oneself) -- disperse, divide, be out of joint, part, scatter (abroad), separate (self), sever self, stretch, sunder. chief friends 'alluwph (al-loof') familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock (as being tame; applied, although masculine, to a cow); and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat cattle) Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible A perverse man spreads strife, And a slanderer separates intimate friends. King James Bible A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. Holman Christian Standard Bible A contrary man spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends. International Standard Version A deceitful man stirs dissension, and anyone who gossips separates friends. NET Bible A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends. Aramaic Bible in Plain English An evil man provokes judgment and persecutes his friends without cause. GOD'S WORD® Translation A devious person spreads quarrels. A gossip separates the closest of friends. King James 2000 Bible A perverse man sows strife: and a whisperer separates best friends. Links Proverbs 16:28Proverbs 16:28 NIV Proverbs 16:28 NLT Proverbs 16:28 ESV Proverbs 16:28 NASB Proverbs 16:28 KJV |
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