Proverbs 16:29
A man of violence entices his neighbor, 2 and leads him in a way that is not good. 1
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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 stirs up strife. 2 A whisperer separates close friends. 1
30One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, 2 one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 2:12to deliver you from the way of evil, 2 from the men who speak perverse things; 1
Proverbs 12:26A upright person is cautious in friendship, 2 but the way of the wicked 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 →