Proverbs 29:5
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
Proverbs 29:5 in other translations
| BSB | A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet. |
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| WEB | A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet. |
| ASV | A man that flattereth his neighbor Spreadeth a net for his steps. |
| YLT | A man taking a portion above his neighbour, Spreadeth a net for his own steps. |
| DARBY | A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his steps. |
| BBE | A man who says smooth things to his neighbour is stretching out a net for his steps. |
| Webster | A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet. |
What does Proverbs 29:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Proverbs 29:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 29:5
- Proverbs 26:24-25
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
- Psalms 5:9
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
- Hosea 5:1
Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
- Job 17:5
He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
- Psalms 12:2
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
- Proverbs 7:21
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
- Luke 20:20-21
And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor. And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:
- 2 Samuel 14:17-24
Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the Lord thy God will be with thee. Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak. And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid: To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth. …
- Proverbs 26:28
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
- Lamentations 1:13
From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day.
- Romans 16:18
For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:5
For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Proverbs 29:4
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
- Proverbs 29:5
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
- Proverbs 29:6
In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
Proverbs 29:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El hombre que lisonjea á su prójimo, red tiende delante de sus pasos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | L’homme qui flatte son prochain étend un filet devant ses pas. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ein Mann, der seinem Nächsten schmeichelt, breitet ein Netz aus vor seine Tritte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Homo qui blandis fictisque sermonibus loquitur amico suo rete expandit gressibus ejus. |