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A manגֶּבֶרwho flattersמַחֲלִיקhis neighborעַל רֵעֵהוּspreadsפּוֹרֵשׂa netרֶשֶׁתforעַלhis steps.פְּעָמָיו
Proverbs 29:5
Study it in the app“A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 29:5, word by word
- A manגֶּבֶרgever
man
Man, a grown man in his strength.
Where else “gever” appears- who flattersמַחֲלִיקmachalik
flatter
Another word spelled the same: to be slippery, flatter falsely.
Where else “machalik” appears- his neighborרֵעֵree
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “ree” appears- spreadsפּוֹרֵשׂpores
spread out
To open out hands, wings or cloth.
Where else “pores” appears- a netרֶשֶׁתreshet
net
A mesh for hunting, or a trap.
Where else “reshet” appears- his stepsפְּעָמָיpeamay
step
What is done in walking: the movement of a foot and the print it leaves.
Where else “peamay” appears
The context
4A king by justice makes the land stand firm, but a man of contributions tears it down.
5 · This verse (above)
6In the transgression of an evil man is a snare, but the righteous shouts for joy and is glad.