Spreading the net

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In The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 29 Verse 5 states:
The man who flatters his neighbor is spreading a net under his feet.

Please explain spreading a net.
 
It is in reference to setting a snare. So I understand that verse to mean a man who flatters his neighbor is laying a trap to snare him.
 
CyrilSebastian said:
In The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 29 Verse 5 states:
The man who flatters his neighbor is spreading a net under his feet.

Please explain spreading a net.
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I believe one of the translations translates it as “sets a snare” for him.
 
Usually we think of nets for fishing; but nets were also used as traps for animals (like in the cartoons), or were set high up between trees, rocks, etc. to catch birds (usually along birds’ migration paths or the way birds went to get food or go back home to their nets). Bird nets were often smeared with sticky stuff to make it hard for birds to get away.

Spreading a net under somebody’s feet sounds more like a net trap lying on the ground, attached to a bent branch or to ropes. Let go of the ropes or the branch, and the net comes up and bags the animal standing on the net.
 
The first thing a salesman says is something nice to you or about you, that is if he worth his salt. They do this because they know that first impressions are important and he wants your good will and to think of him as a friend. This translates into better sales.

Or someone will say something nice about someone else to get on the better side of them so they can enlist their help.

A sincere charitable remark comes from the heart with no strings attached.

May God bless and keep you. May God’s face shine on you. May God be kind to you and give you peace.
 
What if the neighbor is only saying and doing things to be nice and friendly though and NOT have any ulterior motives?
 
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