Proverbs 29:5Vote For Proverbs 29:5

King James Version (KJV)
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
American Standard Version (ASV)
A man that flattereth his neighbor Spreadeth a net for his steps.
World English Bible (WEB)
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

Proverbs 29:5 Cross References

Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee. Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak. And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid: To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth. And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again. And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant. So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face.
He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;