Proverbs 16:28-30 (ESV)
28 A dishonest man spreads strife,
and a whisperer separates close friends.
29 A man of violence entices his neighbor
and leads him in a way that is not good.
30 Whoever winks his eyes plans dishonest things;
he who purses his lips brings evil to pass.
The ungodly woman is determined to speak her mind. She spreads dirt on her neighbor in an attempt to destroy relationships. The whisperer pretends she’s only quietly telling a select few about her victim. She lowers her voice and maligns in secret. The whisperer and the listener are both at fault. The violent woman is determined to get others on her side. She isn’t satisfied until she’s brought down as many as she can. If she’s unhappy, everyone else will be too. Using her eyes and mouth, she signals behind her victim’s back. Her target is unaware of the scheme that’s been mounted against her. Many have been brought down and ruined by such women. But groans to God for help do not go unheard. Everything that’s been spoken in secret will be “shouted from the rooftops,” or brought into the open before God, and the one who has humbly put her hope in the Lord will be vindicated.