Proverbs

Proverbs 29:4–5

⁴By justice a king brings stability to the land,

but a man who exacts tribute^a demolishes it.

⁵A man who flatters his neighbor

spreads a net for his feet.

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
By justice	בְּ֭מִשְׁפָּט	bə·miš·pāṭ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
a king	מֶ֗לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
brings stability	יַעֲמִ֣יד	ya·‘ă·mîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
to the land	אָ֑רֶץ	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
but a man	וְאִ֖ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
who exacts tribute	תְּרוּמ֣וֹת	tə·rū·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H8641 contribution, offering
demolishes it	יֶֽהֶרְסֶֽנָּה׃	ye·her·sen·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H2040 throw down, break or tear down

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A man	גֶּ֭בֶר	ge·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H1397 man
who flatters	מַחֲלִ֣יק	ma·ḥă·lîq	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H2505 divide, share
his neighbor	רֵעֵ֑הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
spreads	פּוֹרֵ֥שׂ	pō·w·rêś	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6566 spread out, spread
a net	רֶ֝֗שֶׁת	re·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H7568 net
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his feet	פְּעָמָֽיו׃	pə·‘ā·māw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 29:4 Proverbs 29:14 · Micah 7:3 · Daniel 11:20 · Proverbs 20:8

Proverbs 29:5 Proverbs 26:24–25 · Job 17:5 · Psalm 12:2 · Hosea 5:1 · Psalm 5:9 · 1 Thessalonians 2:5 · Proverbs 7:21 · Proverbs 7:5 · Lamentations 1:13 · 2 Samuel 14:17–24 · Luke 20:20–21 · Proverbs 20:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.