A man that flattereth his neighbor, [a]spreadeth a net for his steps.

In the transgression of an evil man is his [b]snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

The righteous knoweth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not knowledge.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:5 He that giveth ear to the flatterer, is in danger as the bird is before the fowler.
  2. Proverbs 29:6 He is ever ready to fall into the snare that he layeth for others.

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