Proverbios 29:5

5 El hombre que lisonjea á su prójimo, Red tiende delante de sus pasos.

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, alegra á su padre: Mas el que mantiene rameras, perderá la hacienda.
4 El rey con el juicio afirma la tierra: Mas el hombre de presentes la destruirá.
5 El hombre que lisonjea á su prójimo, Red tiende delante de sus pasos.
6 En la prevaricación del hombre malo hay lazo: Mas el justo cantará y se alegrará.
7 Conoce el justo la causa de los pobres: Mas el impío no entiende sabiduría.
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