Proverbs 29:5

Young's Literal Translation 1862

A man taking a portion above his neighbour, Spreadeth a net for his own steps.

Cross References

Job 17:5

For a portion he sheweth friendship, And the eyes of his sons are consumed.

Psalm 12:2

Vanity they speak each with his neighbour, Lip of flattery! With heart and heart they speak.

Psalm 36:2

For he made `it' smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to be hated.

Psalm 5:9

For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart `is' mischiefs, An open grave `is' their throat, Their tongue they make smooth.

Proverbs 1:17

Surely in vain is the net spread out before the eyes of any bird.

Proverbs 20:19

A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver `with' his lips make not thyself surety.

Proverbs 26:28

A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow!

Proverbs 28:23

Whoso is reproving a man afterwards findeth grace, More than a flatterer with the tongue.

Proverbs 7:21

She turneth him aside with the abundance of her speech, With the flattery of her lips she forceth him.

Proverbs 7:5

To preserve thee from a strange woman, From a stranger who hath made smooth her sayings.

Lamentations 1:13

From above He hath sent fire into my bone, And it subdueth it, He hath spread a net for my feet, He hath turned me backward, He hath made me desolate -- all the day sick.

Hosea 5:1

`Hear this, O priests, and attend, O house of Israel, And, O house of the king, give ear, For the judgment `is' for you, For, a snare ye have been on Mizpah, And a net spread out on Tabor.

Romans 16:18

for such our Lord Jesus Christ do not serve, but their own belly; and through the good word and fair speech they deceive the hearts of the harmless,

1 Thessalonians 2:5

for at no time did we come with speech of flattery, (as ye have known,) nor in a pretext for covetousness, (God `is' witness!)

1 Samuel 18:23

And the servants of Saul speak in the ears of David these words, and David saith, `Is it a light thing in your eyes to be son-in-law to the king -- and I a poor man, and lightly esteemed?'