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Proverbs 29:5

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A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
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  1. Hosea 5:1Rank 1 from verse 5
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    1HEAR ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

  2. Job 17:5Rank 2 from verse 5
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    5He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.

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    2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

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    9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

  5. 1 Thessalonians 2:5Rank 5 from verse 5
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    5For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:

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Proverbs 29:5

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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COMBINED MEANING

flattereth

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Third-person singular present form of flatter (to praise insincerely or deceitfully in order to please, influence, or mislead).

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spreadeth

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1. Extends, stretches, or expands outward. 2. Lays or applies something over a surface so as to cover it.

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net

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Sense 1: An interlaced meshwork used as a grate or for catching. Sense 2: A device or snare by which one is caught or restrained.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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4The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.

5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.

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6In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

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