Native Bible

Proverbs 16:28 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015

Mtu mpotovu huchochea ugomvi, nayo maongezi ya upuzi hutenganisha marafiki wa karibu.

Proverbs 16:28 in English

Proverbs 16:28 · Berean Standard Bible

A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.

Context

26Shauku ya mfanyakazi humhimiza kufanya kazi; njaa yake humsukuma aendelee. 27Mtu mbaya kabisa hupanga mabaya, maneno yake ni kama moto uunguzao. 28Mtu mpotovu huchochea ugomvi, nayo maongezi ya upuzi hutenganisha marafiki wa karibu. 29Mtu mkali humvuta jirani yake na kumwongoza katika mapito yale mabaya. 30Yeye akonyezaye kwa jicho lake anapanga upotovu; naye akazaye midomo yake amenuia mabaya.

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