“A man of violence entices his neighbor”: For “violence” see 3.31. For “entices” see 1.10, and for “neighbor” see 3.28. The thought here is not that the person of violence lures the neighbor into a place where he can rob or attack him, but rather that he lures him into a life of crime.

“And leads him in a way that is not good”: “Leads” is used figuratively of taking, directing, bringing a person to an unfortunate end. “A way that is not good” is interpreted in various ways. Some take it to mean death, while others understand it to refer to ruin. See Good News Translation. We may translate this saying, for example, “An evil person lures his neighbor into trouble and leads him to an unfortunate end.”

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, William D. and Fry, Euan McG. A Handbook on Proverbs. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2000. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .