Proverbs

Proverbs 16:29

²⁹A violent man entices his neighbor

and leads him down a path that is not good.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A violent	חָ֭מָס	ḥā·mās	Noun - masculine singular	H2555 violence, wrong
man	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
entices	יְפַתֶּ֣ה	yə·p̄at·teh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6601 be spacious, wide, open
his neighbor	רֵעֵ֑הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
and leads him	וְ֝הוֹלִיכ֗וֹ	wə·hō·w·lî·ḵōw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
down a path	בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ	bə·ḏe·reḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
good	טֽוֹב׃	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.