Proverbes 29:5

5 L'homme qui flatte son prochain, tend un filet sous ses pas.

Proverbes 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 ) .

Proverbes 29:5 In-Context

3 L'homme qui aime la sagesse, réjouit son père; mais celui qui se plaît avec les débauchées, dissipe ses richesses.

4 Le roi affermit le pays par la justice; mais celui qui aime les présents le ruine.

5 L'homme qui flatte son prochain, tend un filet sous ses pas.

6 Il y a un piège dans le crime du méchant; mais le juste chante et se réjouit.

7 Le juste prend connaissance de la cause des pauvres; mais le méchant ne s'en informe pas.