Proverbs 29:5

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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  • Ps 5:9 : 9 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.
  • Ps 12:2 : 2 They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
  • Prov 1:17 : 17 For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird:
  • Prov 7:5 : 5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the foreigner that flattereth with her words.
  • Prov 7:21 : 21 With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield; With the flattering of her lips she forceth him along.
  • Prov 20:19 : 19 He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.
  • Prov 26:24-25 : 24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him: 25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not; For there are seven abominations in his heart:
  • Prov 26:28 : 28 A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
  • Lam 1:13 : 13 From on high hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them; He hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: He hath made me desolate and faint all the day.
  • Hos 5:1 : 1 Hear this, O ye priests, and hearken, O house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king; for unto you pertaineth the judgment; for ye have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
  • Luke 20:20-21 : 20 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor. 21 And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and acceptest not the person [of any], but of a truth teachest the way of God:
  • Rom 16:18 : 18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent.
  • 1 Thess 2:5 : 5 For neither at any time were we found using words of flattery, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness, God is witness;
  • 2 Sam 14:17-24 : 17 Then thy handmaid said, Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be comfortable; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: and Jehovah thy God be with thee. 18 Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, aught that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak. 19 And the king said, Is 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 aught that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thy handmaid; 20 to change the face of the matter 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. 21 And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom back. 22 And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and did obeisance, and blessed the king: and Joab said, To-day thy servant knoweth that I have found favor in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath performed the request of his servant. 23 So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. 24 And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom turned to his own house, and saw not the king's face.
  • Job 17:5 : 5 He that denounceth his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.

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  • Prov 20:19
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    19He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

  • Prov 16:27-29
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    27A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

    28A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

    29A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.

  • Ps 36:2-3
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    2For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.

    3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise [and] to do good.

  • Prov 26:27-28
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    27Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.

    28A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

  • Job 18:8-10
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    8For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walketh upon the toils.

    9A gin shall take [him] by the heel, [And] a snare shall lay hold on him.

    10A noose is hid for him in the ground, And a trap for him in the way.

  • Prov 26:19
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    19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?

  • Ps 12:2-3
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    2They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.

    3Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things;

  • Job 17:5
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    5He that denounceth his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.

  • Prov 25:17-18
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    17Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor's house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

    18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

  • Isa 29:21
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    21that make a man an offender in [his] cause, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nought.

  • Prov 28:23
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    23He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue.

  • Prov 29:4
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    4The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.

  • Jer 9:4-5
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    4Take ye heed every one of his neighbor, and trust ye not in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will go about with slanders.

    5And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity.

  • Prov 29:24-25
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    72%

    24Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul; He heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.

    25The fear of man bringeth a snare; But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be safe.

  • Prov 29:6
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    6In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

  • Jer 5:26-27
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    72%

    26For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men.

    27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxed rich.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; [And] a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

  • Ps 5:9
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    9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is very wickedness; Their throat is an open sepulchre; They flatter with their tongue.

  • Prov 1:17
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    17For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird:

  • Prov 10:18
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    18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

  • Prov 17:20
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    20He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

  • Prov 19:6
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    6Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

  • Ps 10:9
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    9He lurketh in secret as a lion in his covert; He lieth in wait to catch the poor: He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good.

  • Ps 50:19
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    19Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.

  • Prov 12:26
    70%

    26The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

  • Prov 17:23
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    23A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.

  • Prov 25:14
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    14[ As] clouds and wind without rain, [So is] he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.

  • Ps 15:3
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    3He that slandereth not with his tongue, Nor doeth evil to his friend, Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor;

  • Jer 9:8
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    8Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth wait for him.

  • Prov 6:14
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    14In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.

  • Prov 24:28
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    28Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.

  • Prov 18:16
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    16A man's gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.

  • Prov 20:17
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    17Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

  • Prov 26:24
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    24He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:

  • Prov 22:25
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    25Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul.

  • Prov 10:9
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    9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • Prov 27:2
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    2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.