Proverbs 29:5
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5 A man who (A)flatters his neighbor
Spreads a net for his feet.
Psalm 5:9
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9 For there is no [a]faithfulness in their mouth;
Their inward part is destruction;
(A)Their throat is an open tomb;
They flatter with their tongue.
Footnotes
- Psalm 5:9 uprightness
Hosea 5:1
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Impending Judgment on Israel and Judah
5 “Hear this, O priests!
Take heed, O house of Israel!
Give ear, O house of the king!
For [a]yours is the judgment,
Because (A)you have been a snare to Mizpah
And a net spread on Tabor.
Footnotes
- Hosea 5:1 Or to you
Psalm 12:2
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2 (A)They speak idly everyone with his neighbor;
With flattering lips and [a]a double heart they speak.
Footnotes
- Psalm 12:2 An inconsistent mind
Job 17:5
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5 He who speaks flattery to his friends,
Even the eyes of his children will (A)fail.
1 Thessalonians 2:5
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5 For (A)neither at any time did we use flattering words, as you know, nor a [a]cloak for covetousness—(B)God is witness.
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- 1 Thessalonians 2:5 pretext for greed
Romans 16:18
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18 For those who are such do not serve our Lord [a]Jesus Christ, but (A)their own belly, and (B)by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.
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- Romans 16:18 NU, M omit Jesus
Luke 20:20-21
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The Pharisees: Is It Lawful to Pay Taxes to Caesar?(A)
20 (B)So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, that they might seize on His words, in order to deliver Him to the power and the authority of the governor.
21 Then they asked Him, saying, (C)“Teacher, we know that You say and teach rightly, and You do not show personal favoritism, but teach the way of God in truth:
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Lamentations 1:13
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13 “From above He has sent fire into my bones,
And it overpowered them;
He has (A)spread a net for my feet
And turned me back;
He has made me desolate
And faint all the day.
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.
Proverbs 26:24-25
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24 He who hates, disguises it with his lips,
And lays up deceit within himself;
25 (A)When [a]he speaks kindly, do not believe him,
For there are seven abominations in his heart;
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:25 Lit. his voice is gracious
Proverbs 20:19
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19 (A)He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with one (B)who flatters with his lips.
Proverbs 7:21
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21 [a]With (A)her enticing speech she caused him to yield,
(B)With her flattering lips she [b]seduced him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:21 By the greatness of her words
- Proverbs 7:21 compelled
Proverbs 7:5
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5 (A)That they may keep you from the immoral woman,
From the seductress who flatters with her words.
Proverbs 1:17
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:17 futility
- Proverbs 1:17 Lit. lord of the wing
2 Samuel 14:17-24
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17 Your maidservant said, ‘The word of my lord the king will now be comforting; for (A)as the angel of God, so is my lord the king in (B)discerning good and evil. And may the Lord your God be with you.’ ”
18 Then the king answered and said to the woman, “Please do not hide from me anything that I ask you.”
And the woman said, “Please, let my lord the king speak.”
19 So the king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” And the woman answered and said, “As you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken. For your servant Joab commanded me, and (C)he put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant. 20 To bring about this change of affairs your servant Joab has done this thing; but my lord is wise, (D)according to the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that is in the earth.”
21 And the king said to Joab, “All right, I have granted this thing. Go therefore, bring back the young man Absalom.”
22 Then Joab fell to the ground on his face and bowed himself, and [a]thanked the king. And Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord, O king, in that the king has fulfilled the request of his servant.” 23 So Joab arose (E)and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. 24 And the king said, “Let him return to his own house, but (F)do not let him see my face.” So Absalom returned to his own house, but did not see the king’s face.
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- 2 Samuel 14:22 Lit. blessed
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