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Proverbs 29:5
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Proverbs 29:5
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5 Whoever flatters a neighbor
is spreading a net for the neighbor’s feet.
Proverbs 29:5
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Proverbs 29:5
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5 Those who flatter their neighbors
are spreading nets for their feet.(A)
Psalm 5:9
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Psalm 5:9
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9 For there is no truth in their mouths;
their hearts are destruction;
their throats are open graves;
they flatter with their tongues.(A)
Psalm 5:9
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Psalm 5:9
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Hosea 5:1
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Hosea 5:1
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Impending Judgment on Israel and Judah
5 Hear this, O priests!
Give heed, O house of Israel!
Listen, O house of the king!
For the judgment pertains to you,
for you have been a snare at Mizpah
and a net spread upon Tabor(A)
Hosea 5:1
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Hosea 5:1
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Judgment Against Israel
Psalm 12:2
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Psalm 12:2
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2 They utter lies to each other;
with flattering lips and a deceitful heart they speak.(A)
Psalm 12:2
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Psalm 12:2
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Job 17:5
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Job 17:5
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5 Those who denounce friends for reward—
the eyes of their children will fail.(A)
Job 17:5
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Job 17:5
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1 Thessalonians 2:5
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1 Thessalonians 2:5
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5 As you know and as God is our witness, we never came with words of flattery or with a pretext for greed,(A)
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1 Thessalonians 2:5
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1 Thessalonians 2:5
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5 You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed(A)—God is our witness.(B)
Romans 16:18
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Romans 16:18
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18 For such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites,[a] and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the simple-minded.(A)
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Romans 16:18
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Romans 16:18
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18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ,(A) but their own appetites.(B) By smooth talk and flattery they deceive(C) the minds of naive people.
Luke 20:20-21
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Luke 20:20-21
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The Question about Paying Tribute
20 So they watched him and sent spies who pretended to be honest, in order to trap him by what he said and then to hand him over to the jurisdiction and authority of the governor. 21 So they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you are right in what you say and teach, and you show deference to no one but teach the way of God in accordance with truth.(A)
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Luke 20:20-21
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Luke 20:20-21
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Paying Taxes to Caesar(A)
20 Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said,(B) so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.(C) 21 So the spies questioned him: “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and that you do not show partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.(D)
Lamentations 1:13
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Lamentations 1:13
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13 From on high he sent fire;
it went deep into my bones;
he spread a net for my feet;
he turned me back;
he has left me stunned,
faint all day long.(A)
Lamentations 1:13
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Lamentations 1:13
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Proverbs 26:28
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Proverbs 26:28
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28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.(A)
Proverbs 26:28
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Proverbs 26:28
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28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
and a flattering mouth(A) works ruin.
Proverbs 26:24-25
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Proverbs 26:24-25
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24 An enemy dissembles in speaking
while harboring deceit within;(A)
25 when an enemy speaks graciously, do not believe it,
for there are seven abominations concealed within;(B)
Proverbs 26:24-25
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Proverbs 26:24-25
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Proverbs 20:19
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Proverbs 20:19
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19 A gossip reveals secrets;
therefore do not associate with a babbler.(A)
Proverbs 20:19
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Proverbs 20:19
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19 A gossip betrays a confidence;(A)
so avoid anyone who talks too much.
Proverbs 7:21
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Proverbs 7:21
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21 With much seductive speech she persuades him;
with her smooth talk she compels him.(A)
Proverbs 7:21
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Proverbs 7:21
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21 With persuasive words she led him astray;
she seduced him with her smooth talk.(A)
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