Proverbs 29:5

New Living Translation

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

Proverbs 29:5

English Standard Version

⁵^(A)A man who flatters his neighbor
spreads ^(B)a net for his feet.

²⁴If you assist a thief, you only hurt yourself.
You are sworn to tell the truth, but you dare not testify.

²⁴The partner of a thief ^(A)hates his own life;
^(B)he hears the curse, but discloses nothing.

New Living Translation (NLT)

English Standard Version (ESV)