New English Translation
Proverbs 16:29
29A violent person entices his neighbor, and leads him down a path that is terrible.
Proverbs 16:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
- New International Version (NIV)A violent person entices their neighbor and leads them down a path that is not good.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A man of violence entices his neighbor and leads him in a way that is not good.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A violent man entices his neighbor, And leads him in a way that is not good.
Context of Proverbs 16:29
27A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire. 28A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends. A violent person entices his neighbor, and leads him down a path that is terrible. 30The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips brings about evil. 31Gray hair is like a crown of glory; it is attained in the path of righteousness.
Read all of Proverbs 16Proverbs 16:29 word by word
אִ֣ישׁ חָ֭מָס יְפַתֶּ֣ה רֵעֵ֑הוּ וְ֝הוֹלִיכ֗וֹ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ לֹא־טֽוֹב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 16:29
- Proverbs 1:10My child, if sinners try to entice you, do not consent!
- Proverbs 2:12to deliver you from the way of the wicked, from those speaking perversity,
- Proverbs 3:31Do not envy a violent man, and do not choose to imitate any of his ways;
- 1 Samuel 19:11Saul sent messengers to David’s house to guard it and to kill him in the morning. Then David’s wife Michal told him, “If you do not save yourself tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!”
- 1 Samuel 22:7Saul said to his servants who were stationed around him, “Listen up, you Benjaminites! Is Jesse’s son giving fields and vineyards to all of you? Or is he making all of you commanders and officers?
- 1 Samuel 23:19Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Isn’t David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, south of Jeshimon?
- Nehemiah 6:13He had been hired to scare me so that I would do this and thereby sin. They would thus bring reproach on me and I would be discredited.
- 2 Peter 3:17Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard that you do not get led astray by the error of these unprincipled men and fall from your firm grasp on the truth.
Commentaries on Proverbs 16:29
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27-30Verses 27-30 The four verses speak of the same thing, and the well-known opprobrious name, the “man of Belial,” stands at the head as stigmatizing the man who delights in causing the mischief of which they treat. Diggeth up evil - i. e., Digs an evil pit for others to fall into. Compare Psalm 7:15. Proverbs 16:30 The physiognomy of the man of Belial, the half-closed eyes that never look you straight in the face, the restlessness or cunning of which biting…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-30Verses 29-30 Some do all the mischief they can by force and violence, and are blind to the result.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-29Scoundrels, troublemakers, and violent people disrupt relationships by causing harm with their actions.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. violent man--or, "man of mischief" (Pr 3:31). enticeth--(Pr 1:10).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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