# A man of violence lies to his neighbor

It is implied that this man lies to his neighbor in order to get his neighbor to join him in violent actions. AT: "A man of violence entices his neighbor" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# A man of violence

"A violent man" or "A man who practices violence"

# leads him down a path that is not good

The writer speaks of a person's actions as if they were a road on which the person walks. AT: "gets him to do things that are not good" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# a path that is not good

The writer uses an understatement to emphasize how bad this path is. AT: "a very bad path" or "a terrible path" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])