Proverbs 7:4-5
New King James Version
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your nearest kin,
5 (A)That they may keep you from the immoral woman,
From the seductress who flatters with her words.
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 7:21
New King James Version
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 7:21
Christian Standard Bible
21 She seduces him with her persistent pleading;
she lures with her flattering talk.
Proverbs 26:28
New King James Version
28 A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it,
And a flattering mouth works (A)ruin.
Proverbs 26:28
Christian Standard Bible
28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
Proverbs 28:23
New King James Version
23 (A)He who rebukes a man will find more favor afterward
Than he who flatters with the tongue.
Proverbs 28:23
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 29:5
New King James Version
5 A man who (A)flatters his neighbor
Spreads a net for his feet.
Proverbs 29:5
Christian Standard Bible
5 A person who flatters his neighbor
spreads a net for his feet.(A)
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