Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 29:5 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.”
Proverbs 29:5
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth {his} substance.
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it. {he...: Heb. a man of oblations}
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
In the transgression of an evil man {there is} a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: {but} the wicked regardeth not to know {it}.
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