Zhēnyán 29:5

5 Chǎnmeì línshè de , jiù shì shè wǎngluó bàn tāde jiǎo .

Zhēnyán 29:5 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 29:5

A man that flattereth his neighbour
That speaks smooth things to him gives him flattering titles, speaks fair to his face, highly commends him on one account or another: spreadeth a net for his feet;
has an idle design upon him, and therefore should be guarded against; his view is to draw him into a snare and make a prey of him; he attacks him on his weak side, and hopes to make some advantage of it to himself; wherefore flatterers should be avoided as pernicious persons; or he spreads a net for his own feet, and is taken in the snare which he had laid for his neighbour; or falls into the pit he dug for him, as Gersom observes; see ( Psalms 140:5 ) ( Hosea 5:1 ) .

Zhēnyán 29:5 In-Context

3 Aì mù zhìhuì de , shǐ fùqin xǐlè . yǔ jìnǚ jiéjiāo de , què làngfeì qiáncái .

4 Wáng jiè gōngping , shǐ guó jiāndéng . suǒ yào huìlù , shǐ guó qīng baì .

5 Chǎnmeì línshè de , jiù shì shè wǎngluó bàn tāde jiǎo .

6 È rén fàn zuì , zì xiàn wǎngluó . wéidú yì rén , huānhū xǐlè .

7 Yì rén zhīdào zhā míng qióngrén de àn . è rén méiyǒu cōngming , jiù bùdé ér zhī .