Proverbs 29:5

5 homo qui blandis fictisque sermonibus loquitur amico suo rete expandit gressibus eius

Proverbs 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 ) .

Proverbs 29:5 In-Context

3 vir qui amat sapientiam laetificat patrem suum qui autem nutrit scorta perdet substantiam

4 rex iustus erigit terram vir avarus destruet eam

5 homo qui blandis fictisque sermonibus loquitur amico suo rete expandit gressibus eius

6 peccantem virum iniquum involvet laqueus et iustus laudabit atque gaudebit

7 novit iustus causam pauperum impius ignorat scientiam