Proverbs 16:29
An ish chamas enticeth his re'a, 1 and leadeth him into the derech that is not good. 1
Orthodox Jewish 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 perverse ish soweth madon (strife, dissension), 1 and a whisperer separateth close friends. 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:11Sha'ul also sent malachim unto Bais Dovid, to put him under surveillance, and to slay him in the boker; and Michal his isha warned Dovid, saying, If thou not escape with thy nefesh halailah (tonight), makhar (tomorrow) thou shalt be slain.
1 Samuel 22:7Then Sha'ul said unto his avadim that stood about him, Hear now, ye of Binyamin; will Ben Yishai give every one of you sadot and kramim (vineyards), and make you all sarei alafim and sarei me'ot;
Nehemiah 6:13Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have given me a shem rah (bad name), that they might discredit me.
Proverbs 2:12To save thee from the derech rah, 1 from the ish medaber tahpukhot (man speaking perverse things); 1
Proverbs 12:26The tzaddik prevaileth advantageously over his neighbor, 1 but the derech resha'im leads them astray. 1
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 →