Proverbs 16:29
A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him into a way which is not good.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
In Context
28A deceitful man stirreth up strife, And a whisperer separateth friends.
30He who shutteth his eyes to devise fraud, He who compresseth his lips, hath accomplished mischief!
Cross References
Proverbs 2:12It will deliver thee from the way of the wicked, From the men who speak perverse things;
Proverbs 12:26The righteous showeth the way to his neighbor; 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 →