idiot medicine

Proverbs 29:5

“A man who flatters his neighbor
 spreads a net for his feet.”

We are warned here about flattery.

I’ve heard it said that gossip is saying ABOUT someone what you do not have the courage or class to say TO them.

And..flattery is saying TO a person what you never say ABOUT them.

I believe this author’s use of the ambiguous “his feet” in “spreads a net for his feet” serves as a warning for both the speaker and hearer of flattery.

A spread net is used to capture. To trap. To ensnare.

Beware of trafficking in flattery and beware of being flattered.

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