Proverbs 29:5
A man taking a portion above his neighbour, Spreadeth a net for his own steps.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
In Context
4A king by judgment establisheth a land, And one receiving gifts throweth it down.
6In the transgression of the evil [is] a snare, And the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
Cross References
2 Samuel 14:17and thy maid-servant saith, Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be for ease; for as a messenger of God so [is] my lord the king, to understand the good and the evil; and Jehovah thy God is with thee.'
Psalms 5:9For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart [is] mischiefs, An open grave [is] their throat, Their tongue they make smooth.
Proverbs 1:17Surely in vain is the net spread out before the eyes of any bird.
Proverbs 7:21She turneth him aside with the abundance of her speech, With the flattery of her lips she forceth him.
Proverbs 26:24By his lips doth a hater dissemble, And in his heart he placeth deceit,
Lamentations 1:13From above He hath sent fire into my bone, And it subdueth it, He hath spread a net for my feet, He hath turned me backward, He hath made me desolate — all the day sick.
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 →