Proverbs 29:5

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 5:9 : 9 For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart `is' mischiefs, An open grave `is' their throat, Their tongue they make smooth.
  • Ps 12:2 : 2 Vanity they speak each with his neighbour, Lip of flattery! With heart and heart they speak.
  • Prov 1:17 : 17 Surely in vain is the net spread out before the eyes of any bird.
  • Prov 7:5 : 5 To preserve thee from a strange woman, From a stranger who hath made smooth her sayings.
  • Prov 7:21 : 21 She turneth him aside with the abundance of her speech, With the flattery of her lips she forceth him.
  • Prov 20:19 : 19 A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver `with' his lips make not thyself surety.
  • Prov 26:24-25 : 24 By his lips doth a hater dissemble, And in his heart he placeth deceit, 25 When his voice is gracious trust not in him, For seven abominations `are' in his heart.
  • Prov 26:28 : 28 A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow!
  • Lam 1:13 : 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.
  • Hos 5:1 : 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.
  • Luke 20:20-21 : 20 And, having watched `him', they sent forth liers in wait, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his word, to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor, 21 and they questioned him, saying, `Teacher, we have known that thou dost say and teach rightly, and dost not accept a person, but in truth the way of God dost teach;
  • Rom 16:18 : 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 Thess 2:5 : 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!)
  • 2 Sam 14:17-24 : 17 and thy maid-servant saith, Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be for ease; for as a messenger of God so `is' my lord the king, to understand the good and the evil; and Jehovah thy God is with thee.' 18 And the king answereth and saith unto the woman, `Do not, I pray thee, hide from me the thing that I am asking thee;' and the woman saith, `Let, I pray thee, my lord the king speak.' 19 And the king saith, `Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this?' And the woman answereth and saith, `Thy soul liveth, my lord, O king, none `doth turn' to the right or to the left from all that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab he commanded me, and he put in the mouth of thy maid-servant all these words; 20 in order to bring round the appearance of the thing hath thy servant Joab done this thing, and my lord `is' wise, according to the wisdom of a messenger of God, to know all that `is' in the land.' 21 And the king saith unto Joab, `Lo, I pray thee, thou hast done this thing; and go, bring back the young man Absalom.' 22 And Joab falleth on his face to the earth, and doth obeisance, and blesseth the king, and Joab saith, `To-day hath thy servant known that I have found grace in thine eyes, my lord, O king, in that the king hath done the word of his servant.' 23 And Joab riseth and goeth to Geshur, and bringeth in Absalom to Jerusalem, 24 and the king saith, `Let him turn round unto his house, and my face he doth not see.' And Absalom turneth round unto his house, and the face of the king he hath not seen.
  • Job 17:5 : 5 For a portion he sheweth friendship, And the eyes of his sons are consumed.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 20:19
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    19A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver `with' his lips make not thyself surety.

  • Prov 16:27-29
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    76%

    27A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips -- as a burning fire.

    28A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

    29A violent man enticeth his neighbour, And hath causeth him to go in a way not good.

  • Ps 36:2-3
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    76%

    2For he made `it' smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to be hated.

    3The words of his mouth `are' iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good.

  • Prov 26:27-28
    2 verses
    75%

    27Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And the roller of a stone, to him it turneth.

    28A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow!

  • Job 18:8-10
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    8For he is sent into a net by his own feet, And on a snare he doth walk habitually.

    9Seize on the heel doth a gin, Prevail over him do the designing.

    10Hidden in the earth is his cord, And his trap on the path.

  • Prov 26:19
    74%

    19So hath a man deceived his neighbour, And hath said, `Am not I playing?'

  • Ps 12:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2Vanity they speak each with his neighbour, Lip of flattery! With heart and heart they speak.

    3Jehovah doth cut off all lips of flattery, A tongue speaking great things,

  • Job 17:5
    74%

    5For a portion he sheweth friendship, And the eyes of his sons are consumed.

  • Prov 25:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated `with' thee, and have hated thee.

    18A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, `Is' the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.

  • Isa 29:21
    73%

    21Causing men to sin in word, And for a reprover in the gate lay a snare, And turn aside into emptiness the righteous.

  • Prov 28:23
    73%

    23Whoso is reproving a man afterwards findeth grace, More than a flatterer with the tongue.

  • Prov 29:4
    73%

    4A king by judgment establisheth a land, And one receiving gifts throweth it down.

  • Jer 9:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4Each of his friend -- beware ye, And on any brother, do not trust, For every brother doth utterly supplant, For every friend slanderously doth walk,

    5And each at his friend they mock, And truth they do not speak, They taught their tongue to speak falsehood, To commit iniquity they have laboured.

  • Prov 29:24-25
    2 verses
    72%

    24Whoso is sharing with a thief is hating his own soul, Execration he heareth, and telleth not.

    25Fear of man causeth a snare, And the confident in Jehovah is set on high.

  • Prov 29:6
    72%

    6In the transgression of the evil `is' a snare, And the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

  • Jer 5:26-27
    2 verses
    72%

    26For the wicked have been found among My people. It looketh about the covering of snares, They have set up a trap -- men they capture.

    27As a cage full of fowls, So their houses are full of deceit, Therefore they have been great, and are rich.

  • Prov 17:4
    72%

    4An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.

  • Ps 5:9
    72%

    9For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart `is' mischiefs, An open grave `is' their throat, Their tongue they make smooth.

  • Prov 1:17
    72%

    17Surely in vain is the net spread out before the eyes of any bird.

  • Prov 10:18
    71%

    18Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.

  • Prov 17:20
    71%

    20The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.

  • Prov 19:6
    71%

    6Many entreat the face of the noble, And all have made friendship to a man of gifts.

  • Ps 10:9
    71%

    9He lieth in wait in a secret place, as a lion in a covert. He lieth in wait to catch the poor, He catcheth the poor, drawing him into his net.

  • Prov 28:10
    71%

    10Whoso is causing the upright to err in an evil way, Into his own pit he doth fall, And the perfect do inherit good.

  • Ps 50:19
    70%

    19Thy mouth thou hast sent forth with evil, And thy tongue joineth deceit together,

  • Prov 12:26
    70%

    26The righteous searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

  • Prov 17:23
    70%

    23A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.

  • Prov 25:14
    70%

    14Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, `Is' a man boasting himself in a false gift.

  • Ps 15:3
    70%

    3He hath not slandered by his tongue, He hath not done to his friend evil; And reproach he hath not lifted up Against his neighbour.

  • Jer 9:8
    70%

    8A slaughtering arrow `is' their tongue, Deceit it hath spoken in its mouth, Peace with its neighbour it speaketh, And in its heart it layeth its ambush,

  • Prov 6:14
    70%

    14Frowardness `is' in his heart, devising evil at all times, Contentions he sendeth forth.

  • Prov 24:28
    70%

    28Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.

  • Prov 18:16
    70%

    16The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.

  • Prov 20:17
    70%

    17Sweet to a man `is' the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled `with' gravel.

  • Ps 10:7
    69%

    7Of oaths his mouth is full, And deceits, and fraud: Under his tongue `is' perverseness and iniquity,

  • Prov 26:24
    69%

    24By his lips doth a hater dissemble, And in his heart he placeth deceit,

  • Prov 22:25
    69%

    25Lest thou learn his paths, And have received a snare to thy soul.

  • Prov 10:9
    69%

    9Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.

  • Prov 27:2
    69%

    2Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.