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Proverbs 29

Prov. 29:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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A man
geber (Hebrew #1397)
properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
KJV usage: every one, man, X mighty.
Pronounce: gheh'-ber
Origin: from 1396
that flattereth
chalaq (Hebrew #2505)
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
KJV usage: deal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-)part(-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth(-er).
Pronounce: khaw-lak'
Origin: a primitive root
his neighbor
rea` (Hebrew #7453)
from 7462; an associate (more or less close)
KJV usage: brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, X (an-)other.
Pronounce: ray'-ah
Origin: or reya2 {ray'-ah}
spreadeth
paras (Hebrew #6566)
to break apart, disperse, etc.
KJV usage: break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).
Pronounce: paw-ras'
Origin: a primitive root
a net
resheth (Hebrew #7568)
a net (as catching animals)
KJV usage: net(- work).
Pronounce: reh'-sheth
Origin: from 3423
for his feet
pa`am (Hebrew #6471)
amah {pah-am-aw'}; from 6470; a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
KJV usage: anvil, corner, foot(-step), going, (hundred-)fold, X now, (this) + once, order, rank, step, + thrice, ((often-)), second, this, two) time(-s), twice, wheel.
Pronounce: pah'-am
Origin: or (feminine) pa
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Prov. 7:5,21• 5That they may keep thee from the strange woman,{HR}From the stranger that flattereth with her words.
 21With her much fair speech she beguiled him;{HR}With the flattery of her lips she constrained him. (Prov. 7:5,21)
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Prov. 20:19• 19He that goeth about tale-bearing revealeth secrets:{HR}Therefore meddle not with him that openeth (enticeth with) his lips. (Prov. 20:19)
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Prov. 26:24‑25,28• 24He that hateth dissembleth with his lips,{HR}But he layeth up deceit within him
 25When his voice is gracious, believe him not,{HR}For [there are] seven abominations in his heart.
 28A lying tongue hateth the injured by it,{HR}And a flattering mouth worketh ruin. (Prov. 26:24‑25,28)
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2 Sam. 14:17‑24• 17And thy bondmaid 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 Jehovah thy God will be with thee.
 18And the king answered and said to 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 aught that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and 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.
 21And the king said to 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 blessed the king; and Joab said, Today thy servant knows that I have found favour in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king has fulfilled the request of his servant.
 23And 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. (2 Sam. 14:17‑24)
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Job 17:5• 5He that delivereth friends for a spoil,{HR}The eyes of his children shall waste away. (Job 17:5)
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Psa. 5:9• 9For there is nothing certain in his mouth;{HR}Their inward part [is] wickedness;{HR}An opened sepulchre [is] their throat;{HR}They make smooth their tongue. (Psa. 5:9)
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Psa. 12:2• 2They speak falsehood, every one with his neighbour;{HR}[With] a flattering lip, with a double heart do they speak. (Psa. 12:2)
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1 Thess. 2:5• 5For neither at any time were we with speech of flattery, as ye know, nor with a cloke of covetousness, God [is] witness; (1 Thess. 2:5)
spreadeth.
Prov. 1:17• 17For in vain is the net spread in the eyes of a bird; (Prov. 1:17)
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Lam. 1:13• 13From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them:{HR}He hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back:{HR}He hath made me desolate and faint all the day. (Lam. 1:13)
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Hos. 5:1• 1Hear this, ye priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ear, O house of the king: for this judgment is for you; for ye have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor. (Hos. 5:1)
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Luke 20:20‑21• 20And having watched [him] they sent suborned persons pretending to be righteous that they might lay hold of his language so as to deliver him to the power and the authority of the governor .
 21And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that thou rightly sayest and teachest and acceptest no [man's] person, but in truth teachest the way of God. (Luke 20:20‑21)
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Rom. 16:18• 18For such as they serve not our Lord [Jesus] Christ, but their own belly, and by kind speaking and fairness of speech deceive the hearts of the harmless. (Rom. 16:18)
• But flattery-saying, what the heart does not mean in order to mislead, or to curry favor, is a net and a snare for the feet of the one who listens. Insincere remarks of an adulatory character are most dangerous. The lowly man will turn away in fear from any who approach him in this way. The heart is too prone to think well of self, as it is, without listening to the flattering words which are but as fuel to the fire of pride. (“Proverbs Twenty-Nine” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A manc that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his steps.

JND Translation Notes

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Geber. so ch. 30.1,19. see Job 3.3.

W. Kelly Translation

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A man that flattereth his neighbour{HR}Spreadeth a net for his steps.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)