Proverbs 16:29 - Exposition

A violent man enticeth his neighbour. The man of violence ( Proverbs 3:31 ) is one who wrongs others by injurious conduct, by fraud or oppression. How such a one "enticeth," talks a man over, we see in Proverbs 1:10 , etc. Septuagint, "The lawless man tempts ( ἀποπειρᾶται ) friends." And leadeth him into the way that is not good ( Psalms 36:4 ; Isaiah 65:2 ); a position where he will suffer some calamity, or be induced to commit some wickedness.