Proverbs 16:29
27 A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
28 A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
30 He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.
31 Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
- KJV
- A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
- WEB
- A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.
- ASV
- A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.
- DARBY
- A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into a way that is not good.
- BLB
- A man of violence entices his neighbor and leads him in a way [that is] not good.
- ÅB
- En voldsmann forlokker sin neste og fører ham inn på en vei som ikke er god.
- OTB
- En voldelig person lokker sin nabo og leder dem inn på en skadelig vei.
- B1930
- En voldsmann forlokker sin næste og fører ham inn på en vei som ikke er god.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 2:12–15
to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,
Read in context2 Peter 3:17
Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.
Read in contextProverbs 12:26
A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.
Read in contextProverbs 3:31
Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
Read in contextProverbs 1:10–14
My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.
Read in contextNehemiah 6:13
He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would sin by doing as he suggested, so they could give me a bad name in order to discredit me.
Read in context1 Samuel 22:7–9
Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?
Read in context1 Samuel 23:19–21
Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?
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