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Those who speak flattery to their neighbor
    cast a net at their feet.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 29:5 When one addresses deceptive words to someone’s face, one equivalently throws a net at their feet to snare them.

A man who flatters his neighbor
    spreads a net for his feet.

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If you flatter your friends, you set a trap for yourself.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 29:5 yourself; or them.

A man who (A)flatters his neighbor
Is spreading a net for his steps.

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

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