New American Standard Bible 2020
Proverbs 29:5
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 makes his father glad, But he who involves himself with prostitutes wastes his wealth. 4The king gives stability to the land by justice, But a person who takes bribes ruins it. A man who flatters his neighbor Is spreading a net for his steps. 6By wrongdoing an evil person is ensnared, But the righteous sings and rejoices. 7The righteous is concerned for the rights of the poor; The wicked does not understand such concern.
Read all of Proverbs 29Proverbs 29:5 word by word
גֶּ֭בֶר מַחֲלִ֣יק עַל־רֵעֵ֑הוּ רֶ֝֗שֶׁת פּוֹרֵ֥שׂ עַל־פְּעָמָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 29:5
- Proverbs 7:5So that they may keep you from an adulteress, From the foreigner who flatters with her words.
- Proverbs 20:19One who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets; Therefore do not associate with a gossip.
- Proverbs 26:24One who hates disguises it with his lips, But he harbors deceit in his heart.
- 2 Samuel 14:17Then your servant said, ‘Please let the word of my lord the king be comforting, for as the angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and evil. And may the Lord your God be with you.’”
- Job 17:5He who informs against friends for a share of the spoils, The eyes of his children also will perish.
- Psalms 5:9For there is nothing trustworthy in their mouth; Their inward part is destruction itself. Their throat is an open grave; They flatter with their tongue.
- Psalms 12:2They speak lies to one another; They speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:5For we never came with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed--God is our witness--
- Proverbs 1:17Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net In the sight of any bird;
- Lamentations 1:13From the height He sent fire into my bones, And it dominated them. He has spread a net for my feet; He has turned me back; He has made me desolate, Faint all day long.
- Hosea 5:1Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, house of Israel! Listen, you of the house of the king! For the judgment applies to you, Because you have been a trap at Mizpah, And a net spread out on Tabor.
- Luke 20:20And so they watched Him closely, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order that they might catch Him in some statement, so that they could hand Him over to the jurisdiction and authority of the governor.
- Romans 16:18For such people are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
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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