Proverbs 29:5

The Message

A flattering neighbor is up to no good; he’s probably planning to take advantage of you.

Cross References

Hosea 5:1

“Listen to this, priests! Attention, people of Israel! Royal family—all ears! You’re in charge of justice around here. But what have you done? Exploited people at Mizpah, ripped them off on Tabor, Victimized them at Shittim. I’m going to punish the lot of you.

Psalm 5:9

Every word they speak is a land mine; their lungs breathe out poison gas. Their throats are gaping graves, their tongues slick as mudslides. Pile on the guilt, God! Let their so-called wisdom wreck them. Kick them out! They’ve had their chance.

Lamentations 1:13

“He struck me with lightning, skewered me from head to foot, then he set traps all around so I could hardly move. He left me with nothing—left me sick, and sick of living.

Proverbs 26:28

Liars hate their victims; flatterers sabotage trust.

Proverbs 20:19

Gossips can’t keep secrets, so never confide in blabbermouths.

Proverbs 7:21

Soon she has him eating out of her hand, bewitched by her honeyed speech. Before you know it, he’s trotting behind her, like a calf led to the butcher shop, Like a stag lured into ambush and then shot with an arrow, Like a bird flying into a net not knowing that its flying life is over.

Proverbs 28:23

In the end, serious reprimand is appreciated far more than bootlicking flattery.

1 Samuel 18:23

The king’s servants told all this to David, but David held back. “What are you thinking of? I can’t do that. I’m a nobody; I have nothing to offer.”