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The king establishes (stabilizes) the land by justice,
But a man who takes bribes overthrows it.
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A man who flatters his neighbor [with smooth words intending to do harm]
Is spreading a net for his own feet.
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By his wicked plan an evil man is trapped,
But the righteous man sings and rejoices [for his plan brings good things to him].

Cross References

Psalm 5:9

For there is nothing trustworthy or reliable or truthful in what they say;
Their heart is destruction [just a treacherous chasm, a yawning gulf of lies].
Their throat is an open grave;
They [glibly] flatter with their [silken] tongue.

Psalm 12:2

They speak deceitful and worthless words to one another;
With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

2 Samuel 14:17-24

Then your maidservant said, ‘Please let the word of my lord the king be comforting, for my lord the king is as the angel of God to discern good and evil. May the Lord your God be with you.’”

Job 17:5

“He who denounces and informs against his friends for a share of the spoil,
The eyes of his children will also languish and fail.

Proverbs 1:17

Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net
In the sight of any bird;

Proverbs 7:5

That they may keep you from the immoral woman,
From the foreigner [who does not observe God’s laws and] who flatters with her [smooth] words.

Proverbs 7:21

With her many persuasions she caused him to yield;
With her flattering lips she seduced him.

Proverbs 20:19

He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with a gossip [who talks freely or flatters].

Proverbs 26:24-25

He who hates, disguises it with his lips,
But he stores up deceit in his heart.

Proverbs 26:28

A lying tongue hates those it wounds and crushes,
And a flattering mouth works ruin.

Lamentations 1:13

“From on high He sent fire into my bones,
And it prevailed over them.
He has spread a net for my feet;
He has turned me back.
He has made me desolate and hopelessly miserable,
Faint all the day long.

Hosea 5:1

Hear this and pay close attention, O priests!
Give heed, O house of Israel!
Listen, O house of the king!
For the [pronounced] judgment pertains to you and is meant for you to hear,
Because you have been a snare at Mizpah
And a net spread out over Tabor (military strongholds on either side of the Jordan River).

Luke 20:20-21

So they watched [for a chance to trap] Him. They sent spies who pretended to be upright and sincere, in order that they might catch Him in some statement [that they could distort and use against Him], so that they could turn Him over to the control and authority of [Pilate] the governor.

Romans 16:18

For such people do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites and base desires. By smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting [the innocent and the naive].

1 Thessalonians 2:5

For as you well know, we never came with words of flattery nor with a pretext for greed—God is our witness—

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