Proverbs 7:4-5
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 wayward woman with her flattering talk.(B)
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 7:21
Christian Standard Bible
21 She seduces him with her persistent pleading;
she lures with her flattering talk.
Proverbs 7:21
New Living Translation
21 So she seduced him with her pretty speech
and enticed him with her flattery.
Proverbs 26:28
Christian Standard Bible
28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
Proverbs 26:28
New Living Translation
28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
and flattering words cause ruin.
Proverbs 28:23
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 28:23
New Living Translation
23 In the end, people appreciate honest criticism
far more than flattery.
Proverbs 29:5
Christian Standard Bible
5 A person who flatters his neighbor
spreads a net for his feet.(A)
Proverbs 29:5
New Living Translation
5 To flatter friends
is to lay a trap for their feet.
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