Proverbs 29:5
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
BSB
ASV
A man that flattereth his neighbor Spreadeth a net for his steps.
KJV
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
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Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
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For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.
My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.
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Psalms 5:9For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.
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“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”
“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah
For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.
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Hosea 5:1“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on…
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The prophet is Ephraim’s watchman, along with my God, yet the snare of the fowler lies on all his paths. Hostility is in the house of his God!