Proverbs 16:29
A wicked man deceiueth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
In Context
28A frowarde person soweth strife: and a tale teller maketh diuision among princes.
30He shutteth his eyes to deuise wickednes: he moueth his lippes, and bringeth euil to passe.
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:11Saul also sent messengers vnto Dauids house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal Dauids wife told it him, saying, If thou saue not thy selfe this night, to morowe thou shalt be slayne.
1 Samuel 22:7And Saul said vnto his seruants that stood about him, Heare now, ye sonnes of Iemini, wil the sonne of Ishai giue euery one of you fields and vineyardes: will he make you all captaines ouer thousands, and captaines ouer hundreths:
Nehemiah 6:13Therefore was he hyred, that I might be afrayde, and doe thus, and sinne, and that they might haue an euill report that they might reproche me.
Proverbs 2:12And deliuer thee from the euill way, and from the man that speaketh froward things,
Proverbs 12:26The righteous is more excellent then his neighbour: but the way of the wicked will deceiue 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 →