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

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A strong man who flatters his neighbor
    is setting a trap where he walks.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:5 Lit. trap for his footsteps

24 One who is a partner with a thief hates his own life;
He (A)hears the oath but tells nothing.

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24 A thief’s accomplice hates himself;
    though testifying under oath,[a] he reveals nothing.

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  1. Proverbs 29:24 Lit. though he hears the oath