5 A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 29:5
Correction, Justice, Righteous Rule, Fear of Man, and Trust in the LORD
The chapter moves from hardened resistance to correction, to righteous and wicked leadership, to justice for the poor, to public conflict and anger, to the influence of rulers, to discipline and revelation, to speech and pride, and finally to fear of man, trust in the LORD, and the ultimate source of justice.
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Verse 5
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A man גֶּ֭בֶר H1397 Noun - masculine singular who flatters מַחֲלִ֣יק H2505 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular his neighbor רֵעֵ֑הוּ H7453 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular spreads פּוֹרֵ֥שׂ H6566 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular . . . עַל־ H5921 Preposition a net רֶ֝֗שֶׁת H7568 Noun - feminine singular for עַל־ H5921 Preposition his feet פְּעָמָֽיו׃ H6471 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular