Proverbs 29:6 · KJV
“In the transgression of an evil man {there is} a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.”
— Proverbs 29:6
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: {but} the wicked regardeth not to know {it}.
Proverbs 29 — Context
The 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}.
8Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise {men} turn away wrath. {bring...: or, set a city on fire}
Cross References
Exodus 15:1
Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Ecclesiastes 9:12
For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so {are} the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
2 Timothy 2:26
And {that} they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. {recover...: Gr. awake} {taken...: Gr. taken alive}
Romans 5:2-3
By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Psalms 97:11
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
1 Peter 1:8
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see {him} not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
Psalms 11:6
Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: {this shall be} the portion of their cup. {an horrible...: or, a burning tempest}
Psalms 118:15
The voice of rejoicing and salvation {is} in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.