Proverbs 29:5
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his steps.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
In Context
4The king by justice establisheth the land; but he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.
6In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
Cross References
2 Samuel 14:17Then thy handmaid said: Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be for my comfort; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad; and the LORD thy God be with thee.'
Psalms 5:9(5-10) For there is no sincerity in their mouth; their inward part is a yawning gulf, their throat is an open sepulchre; they make smooth their tongue.
Proverbs 1:17For in vain the net is spread in the eyes of any bird;
Proverbs 7:21With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield, with the blandishment of her lips she enticeth him away.
Proverbs 26:24He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, but he layeth up deceit within him.
Lamentations 1:13From on high hath He sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them; He hath spread a net for my feet, He hath turned me back; He hath made me desolate and faint all the day.
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 →