Proverbs 29:5
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
A man that flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
American King James Version (AKJV)
A man that flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
American Standard Version (ASV)
A man that flattereth his neighbor Spreadeth a net for his steps.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
A man who says smooth things to his neighbour is stretching out a net for his steps.
Webster's Revision
A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet.
World English Bible
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
English Revised Version (ERV)
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his steps.
Clarke's Proverbs 29:5 Bible Commentary
Spreadeth a net for his feet - Beware of a flatterer; he does not flatter merely to please you, but to deceive you and profit himself.
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