A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
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Gill's Exposition
A violent man enticeth his neighbour,.... As false teachers do, who are grievous wolves, not sparing the flock, and who by good words and fair speeches deceive the heart of the simple; and as the man…
The four verses speak of the same thing, and the well-known opprobrious name, the “man of Belial,” stands at the head as stigmatizing the man who delights in causing the mischief of which they treat.…
There are those that are not only vicious themselves, but spiteful and mischievous to others, and they are the worst of men; two sorts of such are here described: - 1. Such as envy a man the honour of…
Cambridge Bible
soweth Rather, scattereth abroad, R.V. διαπέμπεται κακὰ, LXX. Comp. Pro 6:14.
separateth chief friends "Or, alienateih his friend," R.V. marg. See Pro 19:7.
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