Proverbs 29:5

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

A person who flatters his neighbour spreads a net for his feet.

Cross References

Hosea 5:1

Hear this, priests! Pay attention, house of Israel! Listen, royal house! For the judgement applies to you because you have been a snare at Mizpah and a net spread out on Tabor.

Job 17:5

If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.

1 Thessalonians 2:5

For we never used flattering speech, as you know, or had greedy  motives   #– #God is our witness   #– #

Romans 16:18

because such people do not serve our Lord Christ  but their own appetites.  , They deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.

Lamentations 1:13

He sent fire from on high  into my bones; he made it descend.  , He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, ill all day long.

Proverbs 26:28

A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

Proverbs 20:19

The one who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid someone with a big mouth.

Proverbs 7:21

She seduces him with her persistent pleading; she lures with her flattering talk.

Proverbs 7:5

She will keep you from a forbidden woman, a wayward woman with her flattering talk.

Proverbs 1:17

It is useless to spread a net where any bird can see it,

Proverbs 28:23

One who rebukes a person will later find more favour than one who flatters with his tongue.

1 Samuel 18:23

Saul’s servants reported these words directly to David, but he replied, ‘Is it trivial in your sight to become the king’s son-in-law? I am a poor commoner.’