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Proverbs 16:28

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Proverbs 16:28 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 16:28

Theological / Devotional

A whisperer. Calumny stirs up strife and antagonizes friends by spreading reports that are often false, and almost always exaggerated (see chs. 17:9; 18:8).

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