A man who flatters his neighbor is spreading a net for his own steps.
In context
3A man who loves wisdom gladdens his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth. 4A king gives a land firm ground by justice, but a man of exactions tears it down. 5A man who flatters his neighbor is spreading a net for his own steps. 6In the offense of an evil man there is a snare, but the righteous sings and rejoices. 7The righteous knows the cause of the poor; the wicked has no understanding to know it.
