15 Bible Verses about Compliments

Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad.

Joy is to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season -- how good!

And Achish calleth unto David, and saith unto him, 'Jehovah liveth, surely thou art upright, and good in mine eyes is thy going out, and thy coming in, with me in the camp, for I have not found in thee evil from the day of thy coming in unto me till this day; and in the eyes of the princes thou art not good; and now, turn back, and go in peace, and thou dost do no evil in the eyes of the princes of the Philistines.' And David saith unto Achish, 'But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant from the day that I have been before thee till this day -- that I go not in and have fought against the enemies of my lord the king?'read more.
And Achish answereth and saith unto David, 'I have known that thou art good in mine eyes as a messenger of God; only, the princes of the Philistines have said, He doth not go up with us into battle;

And after the ceasing of the tumult, Paul having called near the disciples, and having embraced them, went forth to go on to Macedonia; and having gone through those parts, and having exhorted them with many words, he came to Greece;

first, indeed, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world;

I give thanks to my God upon all the remembrance of you, always, in every supplication of mine for you all, with joy making the supplication, for your contribution to the good news from the first day till now,read more.
having been confident of this very thing, that He who did begin in you a good work, will perform it till a day of Jesus Christ,

for if even in the flesh I am absent -- yet in the spirit I am with you, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in regard to Christ;

unceasingly remembering of you the work of the faith, and the labour of the love, and the endurance of the hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the presence of our God and Father,

We ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because increase greatly doth your faith, and abound doth the love of each one of you all, to one another; so that we ourselves do glory in you in the assemblies of God, for your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye bear;

I am thankful to God, whom I serve from progenitors in a pure conscience, that unceasingly I have remembrance concerning thee in my supplications night and day, desiring greatly to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that with joy I may be filled, taking remembrance of the unfeigned faith that is in thee, that dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that also in thee.

And I praise you, brethren, that in all things ye remember me, and according as I did deliver to you, the deliverances ye keep,

Whoso is reproving a man afterwards findeth grace, More than a flatterer with the tongue.

And I hope, in the Lord Jesus, Timotheus to send quickly to you, that I also may be of good spirit, having known the things concerning you, for I have no one like-minded, who sincerely for the things concerning you will care, for the whole seek their own things, not the things of the Christ Jesus,read more.
and the proof of him ye know, that as a child serveth a father, with me he did serve in regard to the good news; him, indeed, therefore, I hope to send, when I may see through the things concerning me -- immediately;

Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that are sweet.

A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow!