King James Bible
"A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends."
A froward person—one who is perverse, contrary, or deliberately difficult—spreads conflict like a farmer scattering seed. The agricultural metaphor suggests that discord is cultivated intentionally and will multiply wherever such a person goes. A whisperer (gossiper) has the power to destroy even the strongest friendships through secretive, malicious talk. The Hebrew term for "chief friends" implies intimate companions, emphasizing how gossip can penetrate and divide the closest human bonds.