Proverbs 29:5

In 11 translations

BSB

A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

KJV

A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.

WEB

A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

ASV

A man that flattereth his neighbor Spreadeth a net for his steps.

LSV

A man taking a portion above his neighbor, || Spreads a net for his own steps.

YLT

A man taking a portion above his neighbour, Spreadeth a net for his own steps.

DBY

A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his steps.

DRC

A man that speaketh to his friend with flattering and dissembling words, spreadeth a net for his feet.

GNV

A man that flattereth his neighbour, spreadeth a net for his steps.

JPS

A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his steps.

LXXE

He that prepares a net in the way of his own friend, entangles his own feet in it.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

גֶּ֭בֶר מַחֲלִ֣יק עַל־רֵעֵ֑הוּ רֶ֝֗שֶׁת פּוֹרֵ֥שׂ עַל־פְּעָמָֽיו׃

LXX-Br

Ὃς παρασκευάζεται ἐπὶ πρόσωπον τοῦ ἑαυτοῦ φιλου δίκτυον, περιβάλλει αὐτὸ τοῖς ἑαυτοῦ ποσίν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Job 17:5If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.
• Proverbs 26:24–25A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart. When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.
• Psalms 5:9For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.
• Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
• Hosea 5:1“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.
• Proverbs 1:17How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!
• 2 Samuel 14:17–24And now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king bring me rest, for my lord the king is able to discern good and evil, just like the angel of God. May the LORD your God be with you.’” Then the king said to…
• Proverbs 20:19He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
• Lamentations 1:13He sent fire from on high, and it overpowered my bones. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, faint all the day long.
• Proverbs 7:21With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.
• Proverbs 26:28A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:5As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
• Proverbs 7:5that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.
• Romans 16:18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
• Luke 20:20–21So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor. “Teacher,” they inquired, “we know…

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