| Bible in Basic English (BBE) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 28 A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends. | 28 A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends. |
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