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 keep you from the evil woman,
From the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
Proverbs 7:5
That they may keep you from an adulteress,
From the foreigner who flatters with her words.
Proverbs 29:5
A man who flatters his neighbor
Is spreading a net for his steps.
Luke 20:20
So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order that they might catch Him in some statement, so that they could deliver Him to the rule and the authority of the governor.

General references

Judges 16:6
So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me where your great strength is and how you may be bound to afflict you.”
1 Samuel 24:9
David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men, saying, ‘Behold, David seeks 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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