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If a man denounces his friends for reward, the eyes of his children will fail.
Job Chapter 17: Verse 5
I will show partiality to no one, nor will I flatter any man;
for if I were skilled in flattery, my Maker would soon take me away.
Job Chapter 32: Verses 21 - 22
Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies, make straight your way before me.
Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with destruction. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongue they speak deceit.
Psalms Chapter 5: Verses 8 - 9
Everyone lies to his neighbor; their flattering lips speak with deception.
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue
Psalms Chapter 12: Verses 2 - 3
Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with destruction. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongue they speak deceit.
Psalms Chapter 5: Verse 9
For in his own eyes he flatters himself too much to detect or hate his sin.
Psalms Chapter 36: Verse 2
This is the fate of those who trust in themselves, and of their followers, who approve their sayings.
Psalms Chapter 49: Verse 13
keeping you from the immoral woman, from the smooth tongue of the wayward wife.
Proverbs Chapter 6: Verse 24
But then they would flatter him with their mouths, lying to him with their tongues;
Psalms Chapter 78: Verse 36
For the lips of an adulteress drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil;
Proverbs Chapter 5: Verse 3
they will keep you from the adulteress, from the wayward wife with her seductive words.
Proverbs Chapter 7: Verse 5
With persuasive words she led him astray; she seduced him with her smooth talk.
Proverbs Chapter 7: Verse 21
The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends.
Proverbs Chapter 14: Verse 20
Wealth brings many friends, but a poor man's friend deserts him.
Proverbs Chapter 19: Verse 4
Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of a man who gives gifts.
Proverbs Chapter 19: Verse 6
A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much.
Proverbs Chapter 20: Verse 19
He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to the rich,both come to poverty. Sayings of the Wise
Proverbs Chapter 22: Verse 16
Whoever says to the guilty, "You are innocent", peoples will curse him and nations denounce him.
Proverbs Chapter 24: Verse 24
Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.
Proverbs Chapter 25: Verse 26
A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Proverbs Chapter 26: Verse 28
The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but man is tested by the praise he receives.
Proverbs Chapter 27: Verse 21
He who rebukes a man will in the end gain more favor than he who has a flattering tongue.
Proverbs Chapter 28: Verse 23
Whoever flatters his neighbor is spreading a net for his feet.
Proverbs Chapter 29: Verse 5
"He will be succeeded by a contemptible person who has not been given the honor of royalty. He will invade the kingdom when its people feel secure, and he will seize it through intrigue.
Daniel Chapter 11: Verse 21
When they fall, they will receive a little help, and many who are not sincere will join them.
Daniel Chapter 11: Verse 34
Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets.Love for Enemies
Luke Chapter 6: Verse 26
For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.
Romans Chapter 16: Verse 18
Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.Paul Called by God
Galatians Chapter 1: Verse 10
On the contrary, we speak as men approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please men but God, who tests our hearts.
You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed,God is our witness.
We were not looking for praise from men, not from you or anyone else.
1 Thessalonians Chapter 2: Verses 4 - 6
These men are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.A call to persevere
Jude Chapter 1: Verse 16
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