# Proverbs 16.28

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**Book:** [Proverbs](/codex/proverbs/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 26. The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto. 27. A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
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> **28. A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.**
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> 29. A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good. 30. He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass. (Proverbs 16:26-30, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 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.
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> **28. A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.**
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> 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. (Proverbs 16:26-30, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 26. He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him. <sup>He: Heb. The soul of him that</sup> <sup>craveth: Heb. boweth unto him</sup> 27. An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire. <sup>An: Heb. A man of Belial</sup>
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> **28. A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. <sup>soweth: Heb. sendeth forth</sup>**
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> 29. A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good. 30. He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass. (Proverbs 16:26-30, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 26. A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused [him] to bend over it. 27. A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips, as a burning fire.
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> **28. A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.**
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> 29. A violent man enticeth his neighbour, And hath causeth him to go in a way not good. 30. Consulting his eyes to devise froward things, Moving his lips he hath accomplished evil. (Proverbs 16:26-30, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Spirit of Strife](/codex/spirit-of-strife/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.