Proverbs 29:5
A man who flattereth his neighbour, spreadeth, a net, over his steps.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
In Context
4A king, by justice, shall establish a land,—but, a man open to bribes, bringeth it to ruin.
Cross References
2 Samuel 14:17So thy maidservant said, Pray let the word of my lord the king be comforting,—for, as the messenger of God, so is my lord the king, in hearing the good and the bad, Yahweh thy God, then, be with thee.
Psalms 5:9For in his mouth is nothing worthy of trust, Their inward purpose, is engulphing ruin,—An opened sepulchre, is their throat, With their tongue, speak they smooth things.
Proverbs 1:17Surely, in vain, is spread the net, in the sight of aught that hath wings!
Proverbs 7:21She turneth him aside, with her great persuasiveness,—with the flattery of her lips, she compelleth him:
Proverbs 26:24With his lips, the hater dissembleth, but, within himself, he layeth up deceit:
Lamentations 1:13From on high, sent he fire, among my bones, and laid them prostrate,—He spread out a net for my feet, he made me turn back, he made me desolate, all the day, faint.
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 →