Proverbs 16:29

In 11 translations

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.

LSV

A violent man entices his neighbor, || And causes him to go in a way [that is] not good.

YLT

A violent man enticeth his neighbour, And hath causeth him to go in a way not good.

DBY

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

DRC

An unjust man allureth his friend: and leadeth him into a way that is not good.

GNV

A wicked man deceiueth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

JPS

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

LXXE

A transgressor tries to ensnare friends, and leads them in ways that are not good.

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Original-language editions

WLC

אִ֣ישׁ חָ֭מָס יְפַתֶּ֣ה רֵעֵ֑הוּ וְ֝הוֹלִיכ֗וֹ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ לֹא־טֽוֹב׃

LXX-Br

Ἀνὴρ παράνομος ἀποπειρᾶται φίλων, καὶ ἀπάγει αὐτοὺς ὁδοὺς οὐκ ἀγαθάς.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 2:12–15to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity, from those who leave the straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness, from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,…
• Proverbs 12:26A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.
• 2 Peter 3:17Therefore, 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.
• Proverbs 1:10–14My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them. If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause, let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those…
• Proverbs 3:31Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
• 1 Samuel 23:19–21Then 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? Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we…
• 1 Samuel 19:17And Saul said to Michal, “Why did you deceive me like this? You sent my enemy away and he has escaped!” Michal replied, “He said to me, ‘Help me get away, or I will kill you!’”
• Nehemiah 6:13He 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.
• 1 Samuel 19:11Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!”
• 1 Samuel 22:7–9Then 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? Is that why all of you have conspired against me?…

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