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Proverbs 16:29
A violent man puts desire of evil into his neighbour's mind, and makes him go in a way which is not good.
Proverbs 16:29 · Bible in Basic English
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Proverbs 16:29 in other translations
A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.
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In context
26 The desire of the working man is working for him, for his need of food is driving him on.
27 A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.
28 A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.
29 A violent man puts desire of evil into his neighbour's mind, and makes him go in a way which is not good.
30 He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.
31 The grey head is a crown of glory, if it is seen in the way of righteousness.
32 He who is slow to be angry is better than a man of war, and he who has control over his spirit than he who takes a town.
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