14 Bible Verses about Compliments

Heaviness in the heart of a man makes it droop, but a good word makes it glad.

A man has joy in the answer of his mouth, and a word in due season, how good it is!

Then Achish called David, and said to him, As LORD lives, thou have been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the army is good in my sight, for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming to me to t Therefore now return, and go in peace, that thou not displease the lords of the Philistines. And David said to Achish, But what have I done? And what have thou found in thy servant so long as I have been before thee to this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?read more.
And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou are good in my sight, as an agent of God, notwithstanding the rulers of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.

And after the uproar ceased, Paul having summoned the disciples and having embraced them, he departed to go into Macedonia. And having passed through those parts, and having exhorted them with many words, he came into Greece.

Truly, I first express thanks to my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world.

I thank my God upon every memory of you, always in my every entreaty for all of you, making the entreaty with joy for your participation in the good-news from the first day until now.read more.
Being confident of this same thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.

For even though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your orderliness, and the steadfastness of your faith for Christ.

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

We are indebted to thank God always about you, brothers, as it is fitting, because your faith is increasing greatly, and the love of each one of you all toward each other abounds. So as for us ourselves to have pride in you in the congregations of God, for your perseverance and faith in all your persecutions and in the tribulations that ye endure,

I have gratitude to God whom I serve from the forefathers in a pure conscience, as I have unceasing remembrance about thee in my supplications, night and day longing to see thee, having remembered thy tears, so that I may be filled with joy, taking memory of the non-hypocritical faith in thee, which first dwelt in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that is in thee also.

Now I praise you, brothers, that ye remember me in all things and keep the traditions, just as I delivered them to you.

He who rebukes a man shall afterward find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.

But I hope in Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I also may be cheerful when I know the things about you. For I have no man like-minded who will genuinely care for the things about you. For they all seek the things of themselves, not the things of Christ Jesus.read more.
But ye know the proof of him, that, as a child to a father, he served with me for the good-news. Indeed therefore I hope to send this man immediately, whenever I may focus on the things concerning me.

A lying tongue hates those whom it has wounded, and a flattering mouth works ruin.