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A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

A froward H8419 man H376 soweth^§ H7971 (PielImpf) strife: H4066 And a whisperer H5372 separateth H6504 (HiphPtc) chief friends. H441

Proverbs 16:28 Heb. sendeth forth

ανηρ σκολιος διαπεμπεται κακα και λαμπτηρα δολου πυρσευει κακοις και διαχωριζει φιλους

The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.

The words H1697 of a talebearer^§ H5372 are as wounds,^§ H3859 (HithPtc) And they go down H3381 (QalPerf) into the innermost parts^§ H2315 of the belly. H990

Proverbs 18:8a Or, whisperer
Proverbs 18:8b Or, like as when men are wounded
Proverbs 18:8c Heb. chambers

οκνηρους καταβαλλει φοβος ψυχαι δε ανδρογυνων πεινασουσιν

For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.

Where no H657 wood H6086 is,^§ there the fire H784 goeth out: H3518 (QalImpf) So where there is no talebearer,^§ H5372 the strife H4066 ceaseth.^§ H8367 (QalImpf)

Proverbs 26:20a Heb. without wood
Proverbs 26:20b Or, whisperer
Proverbs 26:20c Heb. is silent

εν πολλοις ξυλοις θαλλει πυρ οπου δε ουκ εστιν διθυμος ησυχαζει μαχη

The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.

The words H1697 of a talebearer H5372 are as wounds, H3859 (HithPtc) And they go down H3381 (QalPerf) into the innermost parts^§ H2315 of the belly. H990

Proverbs 26:22 Heb. chambers

λογοι κερκωπων μαλακοι ουτοι δε τυπτουσιν εις ταμιεια σπλαγχνων