Proverbs 29:5-8

New Living Translation

⁵To flatter friends
is to lay a trap for their feet.

⁶Evil people are trapped by sin,
but the righteous escape, shouting for joy.

⁷The godly care about the rights of the poor;
the wicked don’t care at all.

⁸Mockers can get a whole town agitated,
but the wise will calm anger.

Proverbs 29:5-8

New International Version

⁵Those who flatter their neighbors
are spreading nets for their feet.^(A)

⁶Evildoers are snared by their own sin,^(B)
but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.

⁷The righteous care about justice for the poor,^(C)
but the wicked have no such concern.

⁸Mockers stir up a city,
but the wise turn away anger.^(D)

New Living Translation (NLT)

New International Version (NIV)