2 Samuel 15:5
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5 Whenever people came near to do obeisance to him, he would put out his hand and take hold of them and kiss them.
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2 Samuel 14:33
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33 Then Joab went to the king and told him, and he summoned Absalom. So he came to the king and prostrated himself with his face to the ground before the king, and the king kissed Absalom.(A)
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Proverbs 26:25
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25 when an enemy speaks graciously, do not believe it,
for there are seven abominations concealed within;(A)
Psalm 55:21
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21 with speech smoother than butter
but with a heart set on war,
with words that were softer than oil
but in fact were drawn swords.(A)
Psalm 10:9-10
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9 they lurk in secret like a lion in its den;
they lurk that they may seize the poor;
they seize the poor and drag them off in their net.(A)
10 They stoop, they crouch,
and the helpless fall by their might.
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