Proverbs 7:4-5
New International Version
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and to insight, “You are my relative.”
5 They will keep you from the adulterous woman,
from the wayward woman with her seductive words.(A)
Proverbs 7:4-5
Holman Christian Standard Bible
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”(A)
and call understanding your relative.
5 She will keep you from a forbidden woman,
a stranger with her flattering talk.(B)
Proverbs 7:21
New International Version
21 With persuasive words she led him astray;
she seduced him with her smooth talk.(A)
Proverbs 7:21
Holman Christian Standard Bible
21 She seduces him with her persistent pleading;
she lures with her flattering[a] talk.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:21 Lit smooth
Proverbs 26:28
New International Version
28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
and a flattering mouth(A) works ruin.
Proverbs 26:28
Holman Christian Standard Bible
28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
Proverbs 28:23
New International Version
23 Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor
rather than one who has a flattering tongue.(A)
Proverbs 28:23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
23 One who rebukes a person will later find more favor(A)
than one who flatters[a] with his tongue.(B)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:23 Lit is smooth
Proverbs 29:5
New International Version
5 Those who flatter their neighbors
are spreading nets for their feet.(A)
Proverbs 29:5
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:5 Lit is smooth on
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