Other translations
American Standard Version
A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
An evil man provokes judgment and persecutes his friends without cause.
Darby Bible Translation
A false man soweth contention; and a talebearer separateth very friends.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
A perverse man stirreth up quarrels: and one full of words separateth princes.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
A froward man scattereth abroad strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
God's Word
A devious person spreads quarrels. A gossip separates the closest of 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.
New American Standard Bible
A perverse man spreads strife, And a slanderer separates intimate friends.
New International Version
A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.
New Living Translation
A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends.
Webster's Bible Translation
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
The World English Bible
A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
EasyEnglish Bible
People who tell lies cause arguments. If you tell people's secrets, you will lose all your friends.
Young‘s Literal Translation
A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.
New Life Version
A bad man spreads trouble. One who hurts people with bad talk separates good friends.
The Voice Bible
Perverse people stir up contention; gossip makes best friends into enemies.
Living Bible
An evil man sows strife; gossip separates the best of friends.
New Catholic Bible
A perverse man sows strife, and a tale-bearer destroys close friendships.
Legacy Standard Bible
A perverse man spreads strife, And a whisperer separates close companions.
Jubilee Bible 2000
The perverse man sows strife, and the tale bearer separates princes.
Christian Standard Bible
A contrary person spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.
Amplified Bible © 1954
A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
New Century Version
A useless person causes trouble, and a gossip ruins friendships.
The Message
Troublemakers start fights; gossips break up friendships.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
A perverse man spreads conflict, and a gossip separates intimate friends.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
A perverse person spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
Good News Translation®
Gossip is spread by wicked people; they stir up trouble and break up friendships.
Wycliffe Bible
A wayward man raiseth strives; and a man full of words separateth princes. (A wayward person raiseth up strife, or arguments; and a person full of words separateth leaders.)
Contemporary English Version
Gossip is no good! It causes hard feelings and comes between friends.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
A perverse man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
A perverse person spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
A perverse person spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
Common English Bible © 2011
Destructive people produce conflict; gossips alienate close friends.
Amplified Bible © 2015
A perverse man spreads strife, And one who gossips separates intimate friends.
English Standard Version Anglicised
A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Perverse speech sows discord, and talebearing separates bosom friends.
New American Standard Bible
A perverse person spreads strife, And a slanderer separates close friends.
The Expanded Bible
A ·useless [perverse] person causes ·trouble [conflicts], and a gossip ruins close friendships.
Tree of Life Version
A perverse person sows strife, and a gossip separates close friends.
Revised Standard Version
A perverse man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
New International Reader's Version
A twisted person stirs up conflict. Anyone who talks about others separates close friends.
BRG Bible
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Complete Jewish Bible
A deceitful person stirs up strife, and a slanderer can separate even close friends.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
A perverse person spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
A perverse ish soweth madon (strife, dissension), and a whisperer separateth close friends.
Names of God Bible
A devious person spreads quarrels. A gossip separates the closest of friends.
Modern English Version
A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates the best of friends.
Easy-to-Read Version
Troublemakers are always causing problems. Their gossip breaks up the closest of friends.
International Children’s Bible
An evil person causes trouble. And a person who gossips ruins friendships.
Lexham English Bible
A person of perversity will spread dissent, and he who whispers separates a close friend.
New International Version - UK
A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.