Proverbs 26:28

A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
and a flattering mouth causes ruin.


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Proverbs 29:5

A man who flatters his neighbor
spreads a net for his feet.

Proverbs 6:24

They will protect you from an evil woman,
from the flattering tongue of a stranger.

Proverbs 7:5

She will keep you from a forbidden woman,
a stranger with her flattering talk.

Proverbs 7:21-23

She seduces him with her persistent pleading;
she lures with her flattering talk.

Luke 20:20-21

They watched closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, so they could catch Him in what He said, to hand Him over to the governor’s rule and authority.

John 8:40

But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this!

John 8:44-49

You are of your father the Devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of liars.

John 10:32-33

Jesus replied, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. Which of these works are you stoning Me for?”

John 15:22-24

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin. Now they have no excuse for their sin.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

Bible References

A flattering

Proverbs 6:24
They will protect you from an evil woman,
from the flattering tongue of a stranger.
Proverbs 7:5
She will keep you from a forbidden woman,
a stranger with her flattering talk.
Proverbs 29:5
A man who flatters his neighbor
spreads a net for his feet.
Luke 20:20
They watched closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, so they could catch Him in what He said, to hand Him over to the governor’s rule and authority.

General references

Judges 16:6
So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me, where does your great strength come from? How could someone tie you up and make you helpless?”
1 Samuel 24:9
David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of people who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?
Ezekiel 12:24
For there will no longer be any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel.

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