Who make a man an offender by a word, And lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, And turn aside the just by empty words.
Isaiah 29:21
Surrounding context
29:20 For the terrible one is brought to nothing, The scornful one is consumed, And all who watch for iniquity are cut off--
29:21 Who make a man an offender by a word, And lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, And turn aside the just by empty words.
29:22 Therefore thus says the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: "Jacob shall not now be ashamed, Nor shall his face now grow pale;