Proverbios 29:5

5 Adular a un amigo
es tenderle una trampa para los pies.

Proverbios 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 ) .

Proverbios 29:5 In-Context

3 El hombre que ama la sabiduría hace feliz a su padre,
pero si anda con prostitutas, desperdicia su fortuna.

4 El rey que hace justicia da estabilidad a su nación,
pero uno que exige sobornos la destruye.

5 Adular a un amigo
es tenderle una trampa para los pies.

6 La gente malvada queda atrapada por el pecado,
pero los justos escapan con gritos de alegría.

7 Los justos se preocupan por los derechos del pobre;
al perverso no le importa en absoluto.