5A man that speaketh to his friend with flattering and dissembling words, spreadeth a net for his feet.


In Context

2 When just men increase, the people shall rejoice: when the wicked shall bear rule, the people shall mourn.

3 A man that loveth wisdom, rejoiceth his father: but he that maintaineth bar lots, shall squander away his substance.

4 A just king setteth up the land: a covetous man shall destroy it.

5 A man that speaketh to his friend with flattering and dissembling words, spreadeth a net for his feet.

6 A snare shall entangle the wicked man when he sinneth: and the just shall praise and rejoice.

7 The just taketh notice of the cause of the poor: the wicked is void of knowledge.

Proverbs 29:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

29:5Whoever flatters his neighbor is spreading a net for his feet.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

29:5A man that flattereth his neighbor Spreadeth a net for his steps.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his steps.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

29:5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his steps.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:5A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

29:5A man taking a portion above his neighbour, Spreadeth a net for his own steps.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:5A man that flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.