28 A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.
28 A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
28 Troublemakers start fights; gossips break up friendships.
28 A perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer separates the best of friends.
28 A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends.
9 Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
9 Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
9 Overlook an offense and bond a friendship; fasten on to a slight and - good-bye, friend!
9 He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends.
9 Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.
(Read Proverbs 17:9)
The way to preserve peace is to make the best of every thing; not to notice what has been said or done against ourselves.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 16:28
Commentary on Proverbs 16:27-28
(Read Proverbs 16:27-28)
Ungodly men bestow more pains to do mischief than would be needful to do good. The whisperer separates friends: what a hateful, but how common a character!