Proverbs 29:5
A man who flattereth his neighbor Spreadeth a net for his feet.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
In Context
4A king by equity establisheth a land; But he who receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
6In the transgression of a wicked man there is a snare; But the righteous shall sing and rejoice.
Cross References
Psalms 5:9For in their mouth there is no truth; Their heart is malignity; Their throat is an open sepulchre; They flatter with their tongue.
Proverbs 1:17For as the net is spread in vain Before the eyes of any bird,
Proverbs 7:21By her much fair speech she seduced him; By the smoothness of her lips she drew him away.
Proverbs 26:24The hater dissembleth with his lips, And layeth up deceit within him.
Lamentations 1:13“From on high hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevailed against them: He hath spread a net for my feet; he hath turned me back; He hath made me desolate, faint all the 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 →