Proverbs 16:29
An unjust man allureth his friend: and leadeth him into a way that is not good
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
In Context
28A perverse man stirreth up quarrels: and one full of words separateth princes.
30He that with fixed eyes deviseth wicked things, biting his lips, bringeth: evil to pass.
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:11Saul therefore sent his guards to David's house to watch him, that he might be killed in the morning. And when Michol David's wife had told him this, saying: Unless thou save thyself this night, to morrow thou wilt die,
1 Samuel 22:7He said to his servants that stood about him: Hear me now, ye sons of Jemini: will the son of Isai give everyone of you fields, and vineyards, and make you all tribunes, and centurions:
Nehemiah 6:13For he had taken money, that I being afraid should do this thing, and sin, and they might have some evil to upbraid me withal.
Proverbs 2:12That thou mayst be delivered from the evil way, and from the man that speaketh perverse things:
Proverbs 12:26He that neglecteth a loss for the sake of a friend, is just: but the way of the wicked shall deceive them.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:28-29
27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire. 28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. There are those that are not only vicious themselves, but spiteful and mischievous to others, and they are the worst of men; two sorts of such are here described:—1. Such as envy a man the honour of his good name, and do all they can to blast that by calumnies and misrepresentations: They dig up evil; they take a great deal of pains to find out something or other… Read the whole commentary →