Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

That

1 Thessalonians 2:5
our address to you was without any flattery, as you yourselves can witness, and God is witness that we had no avarice to disguise.

Spreadeth

Luke 20:20
they watch'd then, and suborn'd spies, who under pretence of their tender consciences, might ensnare him in his discourse, and so betray him to the civil power and jurisdiction of the governor.
Romans 16:18
for such as these serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own selfishness; and by flourish and flattery, deceive the open-hearted simple.