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Proverbs 29:5–6

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5A man who only pretends to praise his neighbor

is spreading a net to catch him by the feet.

6A sinful man is trapped by his own sin.

But a godly person can sing and be glad.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

A man who flatters his neighbor

spreads a net for his feet.

An evil man is ensnared in his transgression,

but a righteous man sings and rejoices.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Those who flatter their neighbors

are spreading nets for their feet.

Evildoers are snared by their own sin,

but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A person who flatters his neighbor

spreads a net for his feet.

An evil person is caught by sin,

but the righteous one sings and rejoices.

NLTNew Living Translation

To flatter friends

is to lay a trap for their feet.

Evil people are trapped by sin,

but the righteous escape, shouting for joy.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A strong man who flatters his neighbor

is spreading a net for his feet.

In transgression, an evil man is a snare,

but the righteous will sing and rejoice.

KJV 1900King James Version

A man that flattereth his neighbour

Spreadeth a net for his feet.

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare:

But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.