Proverbs 16:29
A man of violence enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into a way that is not good.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
In Context
28A froward man soweth strife; and a whisperer separateth familiar friends.
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:11And Saul sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning; and Michal David's wife told him, saying: 'If thou save not thy life to-night, to-morrow thou shalt be slain.'
1 Samuel 22:7And Saul said unto his servants that stood about him: 'Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds;
Nehemiah 6:13For this cause was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might taunt me.
Proverbs 2:12To deliver thee from the way of evil, from the men that speak froward things;
Proverbs 12:26The righteous is guided by his friend; but the way of the wicked leadeth them astray.
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 →