Proverbs 16:29 · KJV
“A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way {that is} not good.”
— Proverbs 16:29
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. {soweth: Heb. sendeth forth}
He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
Proverbs 16 — Context
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips {there is} as a burning fire. {An...: Heb. A man of Belial}
28A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. {soweth: Heb. sendeth forth}
29A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way {that is} not good.
30He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
31The hoary head {is} a crown of glory, {if} it be found in the way of righteousness.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:12-15
To deliver thee from the way of the evil {man}, from the man that speaketh froward things;
2 Peter 3:17
Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know {these things} before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
Proverbs 12:26
The righteous {is} more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. {excellent: or, abundant}
Proverbs 3:31
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. {the oppressor: Heb. a man of violence}
Proverbs 1:10-14
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
1 Samuel 22:7-9
Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, {and} make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;
1 Samuel 19:17
And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?
1 Samuel 23:19-21
Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which {is} on the south of Jeshimon? {on...: Heb. on the right hand} {Jeshimon: or, the wilderness}