Bible verse

Proverbs 16:29

A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.

Proverbs 16:29 · BSB

Proverbs 16:29 in context

The verses around it, from Proverbs 16.

25 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

26 A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.

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.

29 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.

32 He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.

33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.

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Proverbs 16:29 in other translations

KJV

A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way [that is] not good.

ASV

A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.

ERV

A man of violence enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him in a way that is not good.

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