Proverbs 29:5 · KJV
“A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.”
— Proverbs 29:5
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it. {he...: Heb. a man of oblations}
In the transgression of an evil man {there is} a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
Proverbs 29 — Context
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth {his} substance.
4The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it. {he...: Heb. a man of oblations}
5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
6In the transgression of an evil man {there is} a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
7The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: {but} the wicked regardeth not to know {it}.
Cross References
Psalms 12:2
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: {with} flattering lips {and} with a double heart do they speak. {a double...: Heb. an heart and an heart}
Job 17:5
He that speaketh flattery to {his} friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
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.
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. {faithfulness: or, stedfastness} {their mouth: Heb. his mouth, that is, the mouth of any of them} {very...: Heb. wickednesses}
Proverbs 20:19
He that goeth about {as} a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. {flattereth: or, enticeth}
Proverbs 1:17
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. {in the...: Heb. in the eyes of every thing that hath a wing}
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. {comfortable: Heb. for rest} {to discern: Heb. to hear}
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.