Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Flattery » Those that flatter with the tongue
He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with a gossip [who talks freely or flatters].
A man who flatters his neighbor [with smooth words intending to do harm]
Is spreading a net for his own feet.
He who [appropriately] reprimands a [wise] man will afterward find more favor
Than he who flatters with the tongue.
Flattery » Seldom gains respect
He who [appropriately] reprimands a [wise] man will afterward find more favor
Than he who flatters with the tongue.
Rebuke » Those that rebuke
He who [appropriately] reprimands a [wise] man will afterward find more favor
Than he who flatters with the tongue.
Reproof » Eventually brings more respect than flattery
He who [appropriately] reprimands a [wise] man will afterward find more favor
Than he who flatters with the tongue.
Speech/communication » Those that flatter with the tongue
He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with a gossip [who talks freely or flatters].
A man who flatters his neighbor [with smooth words intending to do harm]
Is spreading a net for his own feet.
He who [appropriately] reprimands a [wise] man will afterward find more favor
Than he who flatters with the tongue.