Proverbs 7:4-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 7:4-5
International Standard Version
4 Say to wisdom, “You’re my sister!”
and call understanding your close relative,
5 so they can keep you from an adulterous woman,
from the immoral woman with her seductive words.
Proverbs 7:21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
21 With much seductive speech she persuades him;
with her smooth talk she compels him.(A)
Proverbs 7:21
International Standard Version
21 She leads him astray with great persuasion;
with flattering lips she seduces him.
Proverbs 26:28
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.(A)
Proverbs 26:28
International Standard Version
28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
Proverbs 28:23
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23 Whoever rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
than one who flatters with the tongue.(A)
Proverbs 28:23
International Standard Version
23 Whoever rebukes a man will later on find more favor
than someone who flatters with his words.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:23 Lit. tongue
Proverbs 29:5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
5 Whoever flatters a neighbor
is spreading a net for the neighbor’s feet.
Proverbs 29:5
International Standard Version
5 A strong man who flatters his neighbor
is setting a trap where he walks.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:5 Lit. trap for his footsteps
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