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A manאִישׁof perversitiesתַּהְפֻּכוֹתspreadsיְשַׁלַּחstrife,מָדוֹןand a grumblerוְנִרְגָּןseparatesמַפְרִידclose friends.אַלּוּף
Proverbs 16:28
Study it in the app“A man of perversities spreads strife, and a grumbler separates close friends.”
The gossip separates close friendsFriendship
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 16:28, word by word
- A manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of perversitiesתַּהְפֻּכוֹתtahpuchot
perversity
Perversity: turning things upside down; deceit.
Where else “tahpuchot” appears- spreadsיְשַׁלַּחyeshalach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yeshalach” appears- strifeמָדוֹןmadon
strife
A confrontation between people who accuse and face off against each other.
Where else “madon” appears- and a grumblerנִרְגָּןnirgan
gossip, slanderer
A whisperer: one who goes about with gossip and sows discord.
Where else “nirgan” appears- separatesמַפְרִידmafrid
divide
To separate others, divide.
Where else “mafrid” appears- close friendsאַלּוּףaluf
companion
A close friend, the companion one grew up with and trusts.
Where else “aluf” appears
The context
27A perverse man digs up evil, and on his lips it is like a scorching fire.
28 · This verse (above)
29A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.