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Proverbs 16:27-30 GNB Evil people look for ways to harm others; even their words burn with evil. (28) Gossip is spread by wicked people; they stir up trouble and break up friendships. (29) Violent people deceive their friends and lead them to disaster. (30) Watch out for people who grin and wink at you; they have thought of something evil.

Proverbs 16:27-30 NWT 27 A good-for-nothing man is digging up what is bad, and upon his lips there is, as it were, a scorching fire. 28 A man of intrigues keeps sending forth contention, and a slanderer is separating those familiar with one another. 29 A man of violence will seduce his fellow, and certainly causes him to go in a way that is not good. 30 He is blinking with his eyes to scheme up intrigues. Pinching his lips together, he certainly brings mischief to completion. . .

Proverbs 16:27-30 GW A worthless person plots trouble, and his speech is like a burning fire. (28) A devious person spreads quarrels. A gossip separates the closest of friends. (29) A violent person misleads his neighbor and leads him on a path that is not good. (30) Whoever winks his eye is plotting something devious. Whoever bites his lips has finished his evil work.

Proverbs 16:27-30 BBE A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire. (28) A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends. (29) A violent man puts desire of evil into his neighbour's mind, and makes him go in a way which is not good. (30) He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.

Proverbs 16:27-30 LITV A worthless man plots evil, and on his lips it is like a burning fire. (28) A perverse man causes strife, and a whisperer separates close friends. (29) A violent man lures his neighbor, and causes him to go in a way that is not good. (30) He who shuts his eyes to plan perverse things, compressing his lips, he brings evil to pass.

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation