Proverbi 29:5

5 L’uomo che lusinga il suo prossimo, Tende una rete davanti a’ passi di esso.

Proverbi 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 ) .

Proverbi 29:5 In-Context

3 L’uomo, che ama sapienza, rallegra suo padre; Ma il compagno delle meretrici dissipa i suoi beni.

4 Il re mantiene il paese con dirittura; Ma chi è dato a’ presenti lo distrugge.

5 L’uomo che lusinga il suo prossimo, Tende una rete davanti a’ passi di esso.

6 Nel misfatto dell’uomo malvagio vi è un laccio; Ma il giusto canterà, e si rallegrerà.

7 Il giusto prende conoscenza della causa de’ miseri; Ma l’empio non intende alcun conoscimento.