Proverbs 29:5

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Summary

Proverbs 29:5

A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.

That

Spreadeth

Bible References

That

that they may keep thee from the interloping woman, from the stranger who flatters with her words.

He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets. Therefore do not associate with him who opens wide his lips.

He who hates masquerades with his lips, but he lays up deceit within him.

Then thy handmaid said, Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be gracious, for as an agent of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad. And LORD thy God be with thee.

He who denounces his friends for a prey, even the eyes of his sons shall fail.

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their inward part is very wickedness. Their throat is an open sepulcher. With their tongue they {deceive (LXX/NT)}.

They speak falsehood everyone with his neighbor. With flattering lip, and with a double heart, they speak.

For we came neither in word of flattery (at any time as ye know) nor a pretense of greed (God is witness)

Spreadeth

For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird,

Hear this, O ye priests, and hearken, O house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king, for to you pertains the judgment. For ye have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

And having watched him, they sent forth insidious men pretending themselves to be righteous, so that they might take hold of his word, in order to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.

For such kind serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly. And by their smooth words and elegant speech they deceive the hearts of the naive.