The Meaning of Proverbs 16:29 Explained

Proverbs 16:29

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

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

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 16:29 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 16

1  The Plans of the heart

What do the individual words in Proverbs 16:29 mean?

A man violent entices his neighbor and leads him in a way not [that is] good
אִ֣ישׁ חָ֭מָס יְפַתֶּ֣ה רֵעֵ֑הוּ וְ֝הוֹלִיכ֗וֹ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ לֹא־ טֽוֹב

אִ֣ישׁ  A  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
חָ֭מָס  violent 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חָמָס  
Sense: violence, wrong, cruelty, injustice.
יְפַתֶּ֣ה  entices 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: פָּתָה 
Sense: to be spacious, be open, be wide.
רֵעֵ֑הוּ  his  neighbor 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רֵעַ  
Sense: friend, companion, fellow, another person.
וְ֝הוֹלִיכ֗וֹ  and  leads  him 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ  in  a  way 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, common singular
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
טֽוֹב  [that  is]  good 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.