Proverbs 7:4-5
New Living Translation
4 Love wisdom like a sister;
make insight a beloved member of your family.
5 Let them protect you from an affair with an immoral woman,
from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman.
Proverbs 7:4-5
New American Standard Bible
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your intimate friend,
5 So that they may keep you from an [a]adulteress,
From the foreigner who flatters with her words.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:5 Lit strange woman
Proverbs 7:21
New Living Translation
21 So she seduced him with her pretty speech
and enticed him with her flattery.
Proverbs 7:21
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:21 Lit smooth
Proverbs 26:28
New Living Translation
28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
and flattering words cause ruin.
Proverbs 26:28
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:28 Lit its crushed ones
Proverbs 28:23
New Living Translation
23 In the end, people appreciate honest criticism
far more than flattery.
Proverbs 28:23
New American Standard Bible
23 One who (A)rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
Than one who (B)flatters with the tongue.
Proverbs 29:5
New Living Translation
5 To flatter friends
is to lay a trap for their feet.
Proverbs 29:5
New American Standard Bible
5 A man who (A)flatters his neighbor
Is spreading a net for his steps.
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