Proverbs 29:6
In the sin of an evil person is a trap, 1 but the righteous person sings and rejoices. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
In Context
5A man who flatters his neighbor 1 is spreading a net for his feet. 1
Cross References
Job 18:7The steps of his strength will be made short; 1 his own plans will cast him down. 1
Psalms 11:6He rains burning coals and brimstone upon the wicked; 1 a scorching wind will be their portion from his cup! 1
Psalms 118:15The joyful shout of victory is heard in the tents of the righteous; 1 the right hand of Yahweh conquers. 1
Proverbs 5:22A wicked person will be seized by his own iniquities; 1 the cords of his sin will hold him tight. 1
Proverbs 11:5The right conduct of a blameless person makes his way straight, 1 but the wicked will fall because of their own wickedness. 1
Ecclesiastes 9:12Surely, no one knows when his time will come. 2 As fish are caught in a deadly net, 2 or birds are caught in a snare, 1 the children of human beings are ensnared by evil times 2 that suddenly fall upon them.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:6
5 A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet. Those may be said to flatter their neighbours who commend and applaud that good in them (the good they do or the good they have) which really either is not or is not such as they represent it, and who profess that esteem and that affection for them which really they have not; these spread a net for their feet. 1. For their neighbours' feet, whom they flatter. They have an ill design in it; they would not praise them as they do but that they hope… Read the whole commentary →