ASV: A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
BBE: A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.
DBY: A false man soweth contention; and a talebearer separateth very friends.
KJV: A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
JPS: A froward man soweth strife; and a whisperer separateth familiar friends.
WBS: A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
WEB: A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
YLT: A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.
