15 Bible Verses about Compliments

Heaviness in the heart of man makes it stoop: but a good word makes it glad.

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

Then Achish called David and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD lives, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the camp is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day; nevertheless, thou art not good in the eyes of the cardinals. Therefore, now return and go in peace that thou not do evil in the eyes of the cardinals of the Philistines. And David replied unto Achish, But what have I done? And what hast thou found in thy slave so long as I have been with thee unto this day that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king?read more.
And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight as an angel of God; notwithstanding, the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.

And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called the disciples and embraced them and departed to go into Macedonia. And when he had gone over those parts and had exhorted them with much word, he came into Greece

First, I thank my God through Jesus, the Christ, regarding you all, that your faith is preached in all the world.

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you always in every prayer of mine for you all, making request with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now,read more.
being confident of this very thing, that he who has begun a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ.

For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.

remembering without ceasing the work of your faith and labour and charity and of waiting with the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father,

We must thank God always for you, brethren, as is due because your faith grows exceedingly, and the charity of each and every one of you toward each other abounds, so that we ourselves glory in you in the congregations of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure and

I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with a pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day, greatly desiring to see thee (being mindful of thy tears), that I may be filled with joy, when I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that in thee also.

Now I praise you, brothers, that ye remember me in all things and retain my instructions the same as I spoke unto you.

He that rebukes a man, afterwards shall find more favour than he that flatters with the tongue.

But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort when I know your state. For I have no one likeminded, who will naturally care for your state. For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's.read more.
But ye know the proof of him, that as a son with the father, he has served with me in the gospel. Therefore, I hope to send him presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me.

Didst thou eat thy part? Thou shalt vomit it up and lose thy sweet words.

A lying tongue hates those that are afflicted by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.