OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 28

Proverbs 16:28

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A perverse man stirs up strife.

A whisperer separates close friends.

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Proverbs 16:25–31

25

There is a way which seems right to a man,

but in the end it leads to death.

26

The appetite of the laboring man labors for him,

for his mouth urges him on.

27

A worthless man devises mischief.

His speech is like a scorching fire.

28
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A perverse man stirs up strife.

A whisperer separates close friends.

29

A man of violence entices his neighbor,

and leads him in a way that is not good.

30

One who winks his eyes to plot perversities,

one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.

31

Gray hair is a crown of glory.

It is attained by a life of righteousness.

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