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
to preserve you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
Proverbs 7:5
to keep you from the forbidden woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words.
Proverbs 29:5
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
Luke 20:20
So they watched him and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

General references

Judges 16:6
So Delilah said to Samson, "Please tell me where your great strength lies, and how you might be bound, that one could subdue you."
1 Samuel 24:9
And David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to the words of men who say, 'Behold, David seeks your harm'?
Ezekiel 12:24
For there shall be no more any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel.

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