English Standard Version
Proverbs 29:5
5A man 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A man who flatters his neighbor Spreads a net for his feet.
- New Living Translation (NLT)To flatter friends is to lay a trap for their feet.
Context of Proverbs 29:5
3He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth. 4By justice a king builds up the land, but he who exacts gifts tears it down. A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet. 6An evil man is ensnared in his transgression, but a righteous man sings and rejoices. 7A righteous man knows the rights of the poor; a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.
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 7:5to keep you from the forbidden woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words.
- Proverbs 20:19Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler.
- Proverbs 26:24Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart;
- 2 Samuel 14:17And your servant thought, 'The word of my lord the king will set me at rest,' for my lord the king is like the angel of God to discern good and evil. The Lord your God be with you!"
- Job 17:5He who informs against his friends to get a share of their property— the eyes of his children will fail.
- Psalms 5:9For there is no truth in their mouth; their inmost self is destruction; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue.
- Psalms 12:2Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:5For we never came with words of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—God is witness.
- Proverbs 1:17For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird,
- Lamentations 1:13"From on high he sent fire; into my bones he made it descend; he spread a net for my feet; he turned me back; he has left me stunned, faint all the day long.
- Hosea 5:1Hear this, O priests! Pay attention, O house of Israel! Give ear, O house of the king! For the judgment is for you; for you have been a snare at Mizpah and a net spread upon Tabor.
- Luke 20:20So they watched him and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.
- Romans 16:18For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
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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