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Proverbs 29:5
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
Proverbs 29:5 · King James Version
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Proverbs 29:5 in other translations
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
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In context
2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
4 The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
5 A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
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