Proverbs 29:5

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The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.	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.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

A man^H1397 that flattereth^H2505 his neighbour^H7453 spreadeth^H6566 a net^H7568 for his feet^H6471.

Original Hebrew

גֶּבֶר מַחֲלִיק עַל־רֵעֵהוּ רֶשֶׁת פֹּורֵשׂ עַל־פְּעָמָיו׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
גֶּ֭בֶר	Ge.ver	H1397	HNcmsa	a man
מַחֲלִ֣יק	ma.cha.Lik	H2505	HVhrmsa	(who) flatters
עַל	'al-	H5921	HR	to
רֵעֵ֑/הוּ	re.'E./hu	H7453	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	neighbor/ his
רֶ֝֗שֶׁת	Re.shet	H7568	HNcfsa	a net
פּוֹרֵ֥שׂ	po.Res	H6566	HVqrmsa	(is) spreading
עַל	'al-	H5921	HR	on
פְּעָמָֽי/ו	pe.'a.Ma/v	H6471	HNcfpc/Sp3ms	footsteps/ his

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H1397 — גֶּבֶר (geber, gheh'-ber): from גָּבַר; properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply; every one, man, [idiom] mighty.
H2505 — חָלַק (châlaq, khaw-lak'): a primitive root; to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate; deal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-) part(-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth(-er).
H6471 — פַּעַם (paʻam, pah'-am): or (feminine) פַּעֲמָה; from פָּעַם; a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow); anvil, corner, foot(-step), going, (hundred-) fold, [idiom] now, (this) [phrase] once, order, rank, step, [phrase] thrice, (often-), second, this, two) time(-s), twice, wheel.
H6566 — פָּרַשׂ (pâras, paw-ras'): a primitive root; to break apart, disperse, etc.; break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).
H7453 — רֵעַ (rêaʻ, ray'-ah): or רֵיעַ; from רָעָה; an associate (more or less close); brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other.
H7568 — רֶשֶׁת (resheth, reh'-sheth): from יָרַשׁ; a net (as catching animals); net(-work).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

spreadeth — Proverbs 1:17, Lamentations 1:13, Hosea 5:1, Luke 20:20-21, Romans 16:18
that — 2 Samuel 14:17-24, Job 17:5, Psalms 5:9, Psalms 12:2, Proverbs 7:5, Proverbs 7:21, Proverbs 20:19, Proverbs 26:24-25, Proverbs 26:28, 1 Thessalonians 2:5

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