New King James 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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
3Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, But a companion of harlots wastes his wealth. 4The king establishes the land by justice, But he who receives bribes overthrows it. A man who flatters his neighbor Spreads a net for his feet. 6By transgression an evil man is snared, But the righteous sings and rejoices. 7The righteous considers the cause of the poor, But the wicked 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 7:5That they may keep you from the immoral woman, From the seductress who flatters with her words.
- Proverbs 20:19He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; Therefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.
- Proverbs 26:24He who hates, disguises it with his lips, And lays up deceit within himself;
- 2 Samuel 14:17Your maidservant said, ‘The word of my lord the king will now be comforting; for as the angel of God, so is my lord the king in discerning good and evil. And may the Lord your God be with you.’ ”
- Job 17:5He who speaks flattery to his friends, Even the eyes of his children will fail.
- Psalms 5:9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is destruction; Their throat is an open tomb; They flatter with their tongue.
- Psalms 12:2They speak idly everyone with his neighbor; With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:5For neither at any time did we use flattering words, as you know, nor a cloak for covetousness—God is witness.
- Proverbs 1:17Surely, in vain the net is spread In the sight of any bird;
- Lamentations 1:13“From above He has sent fire into my bones, And it overpowered them; He has spread a net for my feet And turned me back; He has made me desolate And faint all the day.
- Hosea 5:1“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O house of the king! For yours is the judgment, Because you have been a snare to Mizpah And a net spread on Tabor.
- Luke 20:20So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, that they might seize on His words, in order to deliver Him to the power and the authority of the governor.
- Romans 16:18For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.
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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