Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
A flattering
General references
Bible References
A flattering
Proverbs 6:24
[in order] to preserve you from an evil woman, from the smoothness of [the] tongue of {an adulteress}.
Proverbs 7:5
[In order] to guard yourself from {an adulteress}, from the foreigner who {makes her words smooth}.
Proverbs 29:5
A strong man who flatters his neighbor is spreading a net for his feet.
Luke 20:20
And they watched [him] closely [and] sent spies who pretended they were upright, in order that they could catch him in a statement, so that they could hand him over to the authority and the jurisdiction of the governor.
General references
Judges 16:6
So Delilah said to Samson, "Please tell me what makes your strength so great, and with what can you be tied up to subdue you?"
1 Samuel 24:9
Then David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to the words of people who say: 'Look, David [is] {seeking to do you harm}'?
Ezekiel 12:24
For [there] will not be any longer {any false vision} or flattering divination in the midst of the house of Israel.