Proverbs 16:29

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 19:11 : 11 And Saul sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal, David's wife, told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to-night, to-morrow thou wilt be slain.
  • 1 Sam 19:17 : 17 And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me thus, and let mine enemy go, so that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?
  • 1 Sam 22:7-9 : 7 And 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, will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, 8 that all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that discloseth to me when my son maketh a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or discloseth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? 9 Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
  • 1 Sam 23:19-21 : 19 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert? 20 Now therefore, O king, come down, according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him up into the king's hand. 21 And Saul said, Blessed be ye of Jehovah; for ye have had compassion on me.
  • Neh 6:13 : 13 For this cause was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.
  • Prov 1:10-14 : 10 My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not. 11 If they say, Come with us, Let us lay wait for blood; Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause; 12 Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, And whole, as those that go down into the pit; 13 We shall find all precious substance; We shall fill our houses with spoil; 14 Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; We will all have one purse:
  • Prov 2:12-15 : 12 To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things; 13 Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness; 14 Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil; 15 Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward in their paths:
  • Prov 3:31 : 31 Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.
  • Prov 12:26 : 26 The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.
  • 2 Pet 3:17 : 17 Ye therefore, beloved, knowing [these things] beforehand, beware lest, being carried away with the error of the wicked, ye fall from your own stedfastness.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 16:27-28
    2 verses
    81%

    27A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

    28A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

  • Prov 16:30
    77%

    30He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

  • Prov 12:26
    76%

    26The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

  • Prov 29:5-6
    2 verses
    76%

    5A man that flattereth his neighbor Spreadeth a net for his steps.

    6In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

  • Prov 29:22
    75%

    22An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.

  • Prov 17:18-20
    3 verses
    75%

    18A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.

    19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.

    20He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

  • Prov 26:18-19
    2 verses
    74%

    18As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,

    19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?

  • Prov 17:11
    74%

    11An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

  • Prov 6:14
    74%

    14In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.

  • Prov 6:12
    74%

    12A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;

  • Prov 1:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.

    11If they say, Come with us, Let us lay wait for blood; Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;

  • Prov 21:29
    73%

    29A wicked man hardeneth his face; But as for the upright, he establisheth his ways.

  • Prov 1:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:

    16For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.

  • Prov 25:17-18
    2 verses
    73%

    17Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor's house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

    18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

  • Prov 4:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.

    15Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.

  • Prov 3:29-31
    3 verses
    73%

    29Devise not evil against thy neighbor, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

    30Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.

    31Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.

  • Prov 21:10
    73%

    10The soul of the wicked desireth evil: His neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.

  • Prov 28:10
    73%

    10Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good.

  • Ps 140:11
    72%

    11An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

  • Ps 28:3
    72%

    3Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity; That speak peace with their neighbors, But mischief is in their hearts.

  • Prov 2:12
    72%

    12To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things;

  • Prov 22:24-25
    2 verses
    72%

    24Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:

    25Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul.

  • Ps 36:3
    72%

    3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise [and] to do good.

  • Isa 29:21
    72%

    21that make a man an offender in [his] cause, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nought.

  • Prov 24:8
    72%

    8He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker.

  • Prov 13:2
    72%

    2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous [shall eat] violence.

  • Prov 17:23
    72%

    23A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.

  • Prov 6:19
    72%

    19A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

  • Prov 24:15
    72%

    15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

  • Prov 17:13
    72%

    13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.

  • Prov 11:27
    71%

    27He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.

  • Prov 14:17
    71%

    17He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.

  • Prov 28:17
    71%

    17A man that is laden with the blood of any person Shall flee unto the pit; Let no man stay him.

  • Prov 15:18-19
    2 verses
    71%

    18A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

    19The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.

  • Prov 2:15
    71%

    15Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward in their paths:

  • Prov 19:3
    71%

    3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

  • Prov 21:7
    71%

    7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.