Acts 24:2
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2 And when he was called upon, Tertullus began his accusation, saying: “Seeing that through you we enjoy great peace, and [a]prosperity is being brought to this nation by your foresight,
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- Acts 24:2 Or reforms are
Proverbs 29:5
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5 A man who (A)flatters his neighbor
Spreads a net for his feet.
Acts 24:26-27
New King James Version
26 Meanwhile he also hoped that (A)money would be given him by Paul, [a]that he might release him. Therefore he sent for him more often and conversed with him.
27 But after two years Porcius Festus succeeded Felix; and Felix, (B)wanting to do the Jews a favor, left Paul bound.
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- Acts 24:26 NU omits that he might release him
Proverbs 26:28
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28 A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it,
And a flattering mouth works (A)ruin.
Jude 16
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Apostates Predicted
16 These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they (A)mouth great swelling words, (B)flattering people to gain advantage.
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Psalm 12:2-3
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2 (A)They speak idly everyone with his neighbor;
With flattering lips and [a]a double heart they speak.
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- Psalm 12:2 An inconsistent mind
- Psalm 12:3 destroy
- Psalm 12:3 great
Psalm 10:3
New King James Version
3 For the wicked (A)boasts of his heart’s desire;
[a]He (B)blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.
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- Psalm 10:3 Or The greedy man curses and spurns the Lord
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