Proverbs 29:5
Those who flatter their friends lay a net to trip them up.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
In Context
4A king who rules justly makes the country secure, but one who asks for bribes will destroy it.
6Evil people are trapped by their own sins, but those who do right sing and celebrate.
Cross References
2 Samuel 14:17I thought: May what Your Majesty says bring me peace, for Your Majesty is able to tell the difference between good and evil, just like an angel of God. May the Lord your God be with you!”
Psalms 5:9Nothing they say can be trusted; their main desire is to destroy. Their throat is like an open grave; their tongues are full of flattery.
Proverbs 1:17There's no point in trying to lure birds into a net when they can see it.
Proverbs 7:21She convinced him with all that she said; she seduced him with her smooth talking.
Proverbs 26:24People say nice things to you even though they hate you; deep down they're just lying to you.
Lamentations 1:13He sent down fire from heaven that destroyed my bones. He spread out a net to catch my feet, tripping me over. He abandoned me, leaving me sick all day long.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:5
4 The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it. Here is, 1. The happiness of a people under a good government. The care and business of a prince should be to establish the land, to maintain its fundamental laws, to settle the minds of his subjects and make them easy, to secure their liberties and properties from hostilities and for posterity, and to set in order the things that are wanting; this he must do by judgment, by wise counsels, and by the steady administration of… Read the whole commentary →