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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.

  3. Psalms 12:2Rank 3 from verse 5
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    2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

  4. Psalms 5:9Rank 4 from verse 5
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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:

  6. 2 Samuel 14:17–24Rank 6 from verse 5
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    17Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the Lord thy God will be with thee.

    18Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

    19And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:

    20To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.

    21¶ And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.

    22And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.

    23So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

    24And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king’s face.

  7. Lamentations 1:13Rank 7 from verse 5
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    13From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day.

  8. Luke 20:20–21Rank 8 from verse 5
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    20And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.

    21And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:

  9. Proverbs 1:17Rank 9 from verse 5
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    17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

  10. Proverbs 20:19Rank 10 from verse 5
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    19He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

  11. Proverbs 26:24–25Rank 11 from verse 5
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    24He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

    25When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.

  12. Proverbs 26:28Rank 12 from verse 5
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    28A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

  13. Proverbs 7:21Rank 13 from verse 5
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    21With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.

  14. Proverbs 7:5Rank 14 from verse 5
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    5That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.

  15. Romans 16:18Rank 15 from verse 5
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    18For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

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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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COMBINED MEANING

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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29:4The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.

29:5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.

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29:6In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

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