Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
General references
Bible References
He that
Job 32:21
I will not show partiality to any man or use flattery toward any person.
Psalm 12:2
Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
Proverbs 20:19
Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler.
Proverbs 29:5
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
1 Thessalonians 2:5
For we never came with words of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed--God is witness.
The eyes
Exodus 20:5
You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me,
Deuteronomy 28:65
And among these nations you shall find no respite, and there shall be no resting place for the sole of your foot, but the LORD will give you there a trembling heart and failing eyes and a languishing soul.
1 Kings 11:12
Yet for the sake of David your father I will not do it in your days, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
Lamentations 4:17
Our eyes failed, ever watching vainly for help; in our watching we watched for a nation which could not save.
General references
Job 13:7
Will you speak falsely for God and speak deceitfully for him?