Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 29:5
5A person who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
Proverbs 29:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
- New International Version (NIV)Those who flatter their neighbors are spreading nets for their feet.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A man who flatters his neighbor Spreads a net for his feet.
Context of Proverbs 29:5
3A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but one who consorts with prostitutes destroys his wealth. 4By justice a king brings stability to a land, but a person who demands “contributions” demolishes it. A person who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet. 6An evil person is caught by sin, but the righteous one sings and rejoices. 7The righteous person knows the rights of the poor, but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.
Read all of Proverbs 29Proverbs 29:5 word by word
גֶּ֭בֶר מַחֲלִ֣יק עַל־רֵעֵ֑הוּ רֶ֝֗שֶׁת פּוֹרֵ֥שׂ עַל־פְּעָמָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 29:5
- Proverbs 7:5She will keep you from a forbidden woman, a wayward woman with her flattering talk.
- Proverbs 20:19The one who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid someone with a big mouth.
- Proverbs 26:24A hateful person disguises himself with his speech and harbors deceit within.
- 2 Samuel 14:17Your servant thought: May the word of my lord the king bring relief, for my lord the king is able to discern the good and the bad like the angel of God. May the Lord your God be with you.”
- Job 17:5If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.
- Psalms 5:9For there is nothing reliable in what they say; destruction is within them; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongues.
- Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:5For we never used flattering speech, as you know, or had greedy motives — God is our witness —
- Proverbs 1:17It is useless to spread a net where any bird can see it,
- Lamentations 1:13He sent fire from on high into my bones; he made it descend. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, sick all day long.
- Hosea 5:1Hear this, priests! Pay attention, house of Israel! Listen, royal house! For the judgment applies to you because you have been a snare at Mizpah and a net spread out on Tabor.
- Luke 20:20They watched closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, so that they could catch him in what he said, to hand him over to the governor’s rule and authority.
- Romans 16:18because such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites. They deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.
Commentaries on Proverbs 29:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Spreadeth a net for his feet - Beware of a flatterer; he does not flatter merely to please you, but to deceive you and profit himself.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5Verse 5 Flatterers put men off their guard, which betrays them into foolish conduct.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Flattery is often a trick to exploit someone (Proverbs 7:21–22; 26:23).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. (Compare Pr 26:28). spreadeth ... feet--By misleading him as to his real character, the flatterer brings him to evil, prepared by himself or others.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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