A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
A violent man wins over his neighbor and draws him into conduct that is harmful and not good. This enticing belongs among destructive vices and daily evils to be avoided. It is the harmful work of the ungodly and the froward, set over against the good influence of those who are slow to anger and who speak words that bring comfort and health.
Proverbs 16 to 18 is to be read with the question whether one's ways please God. Within that reading the verse gives a practical rule for everyday life about duty to a neighbor. It belongs to the storehouse of practical wisdom and moral philosophy in which Jehovah as creator and governor of the universe rewards piety and punishes evil. That wisdom calls for forbearance and gentleness and for submission to correction.
A violent man wins over his neighbor and draws him into conduct that is harmful and not good. This enticing belongs among destructive vices and daily evils to be avoided. It is the harmful work of the ungodly and the froward, set over against the good influence of those who are slow to anger and who speak words that bring comfort and health.
Proverbs 16 to 18 is to be read with the question whether one's ways please God. Within that reading the verse gives a practical rule for everyday life about duty to a neighbor. It belongs to the storehouse of practical wisdom and moral philosophy in which Jehovah as creator and governor of the universe rewards piety and punishes evil. That wisdom calls for forbearance and gentleness and for submission to correction.