34 Bible Verses about Flattery

With much of her talking she caused him to turn aside; with the smoothness of her lips she will thrust him away. He went after her suddenly as the ox will go to the slaughter, and as the fetter for the correction of the foolish. Till an arrow shall cleave his liver; as a bird hastening to the snare, and not knowing that it is for his soul.

A man making smooth against his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.

And thy servant will say, Now will the word of my lord the king be for a sacrifice, for as a messenger of God, so my lord the king to hear the good and the evil: and Jehovah thy God will be with thee.

For the sake of turning about the face of the word, thy servant Joab did this word: and my lord was wise according to the wisdom of a messenger of God, to know all which is upon the earth.

He revealing a secret going about tale-bearing: and thou shalt not intermingle with him embracing his lips.

A man making smooth against his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.

He reproving a man, afterwards shall find favor more than he smoothing the tongue.

For such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by specious language and praise completely deceive the hearts of the innocent.

For no more shall there be any vain vision and smooth divination in the midst of the house of Israel.

Not steadfast in his mouth; the midst of them mischiefs; their throat a grave opened; they will be smooth with their tongue,

They will speak vanity each with his neighbor: smooth lips, with a heart and a heart will they speak

He will commence evils for a position, and the eyes of his sons shall be consumed.

Jehovah will cut off all smooth lips, and the tongue speaking great things:

For neither once in word were we flatterers, as ye know, neither in a pretext of covetousness; God the witness:

And there stood up upon his place he being despised; and they gave not upon him the strength of the kingdom: and he came in tranquillity, and he took the kingdom by flatteries. And with the arms of an overflowing they shall overflow from his face, and they shall be broken; and also the leader of the covenant.

A tongue of falsehood will hate its crushing, and a smooth mouth will make an overthrow.

He reproving a man, afterwards shall find favor more than he smoothing the tongue.

He revealing a secret going about tale-bearing: and thou shalt not intermingle with him embracing his lips.

And the messenger who went to call Micaiah, spake to him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets of one mouth good to the king: will thy words now be according to the word of one of them, and speak thou good?

And in their being weak they shall be helped with a little help: and many were joined to them by flatteries.

And thy servant will say, Now will the word of my lord the king be for a sacrifice, for as a messenger of God, so my lord the king to hear the good and the evil: and Jehovah thy God will be with thee. And the king will answer and say to the woman, Now thou shalt not hide from me the word which I ask thee. And the woman will say, Now will my lord the king speak? And the king will say, The hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman will answer and say, Thy soul living, my lord the king, if there is to the right or to the left from all which my lord the king spake: for thy servant Joab he commanded me, and he put in the mouth of thy servant all these words. read more.
For the sake of turning about the face of the word, thy servant Joab did this word: and my lord was wise according to the wisdom of a messenger of God, to know all which is upon the earth.

And behold, every man of Israel coming to the king, and they will say to the king, Wherefore did our brethren the men of Judah steal thee away, and they will cause the king to pass, and his house, over Jordan, and all David's men with him? And every man of Judah will answer to the man Israel, Because the king being near to me: and wherefore does this kindle to thee on account of this word? did we eat food from the king? or lifting up, did he lift up to us? And the man Israel will answer the man Judah, and say, Ten hands to me in the king, and also in David I above thee: and wherefore didst thou make light of me? and was not my word first to me to turn back my king? And the word of the man Judah will will be hard above the word of the man Israel.

Obtain wisdom, obtain understanding: thou shalt not forget, and thou shalt not decline from the words of my mouth.

Not now shall I lift up the face of man, and I shall not flatter to man. For I knew not, shall I flatter; for a little while, he making me will take me away.

And they will deceive with their mouth, and with their tongue they will lie to him.

For he made smooth to himself in his eyes, to find his iniquity to hate.

All the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects and satraps, and counselors and governors, will counsel together to set up a statute of the kingdom, and to make strong an interdict that whoever shall seek a request from any God and man even to thirty days, except from thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

And Absalom rose early and stood by the hand of the way of the gate: and it will be every man which shall be to him strife coming to the king for judgment, and Absalom will call to him and say, Where, from what city thou? And he will say, of one of the tribes of Israel is thy servant And Absalom will say to him, See, thy words good and straight, and none to hear to thee from the king. And Absalom will say, Who will set me judge in the land? and to me shall every man come which shall be to him strife and judgment, and I did him justice. read more.
And it was in a man's coming near to worship to him, and he stretched forth his hand and laid hold of him, and kissed him. And Absalom will do according to this word to all Israel who will come for judgment to the king: and Absalom will steal the heart of the men of Israel.

And he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse, saying, Attaining much peace by thee, and good actions being to this nation by thy foresight altogether and everywhere, we accept, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness. And that I hinder thee no more, I beseech thee to hear us concisely by thy clemency.

Concerning all of which I am accused by the Jews, king Agrippa, I deem myself happy, being about to defend myself to thee this day: Especially thee being judge of all the customs among the Jews, and also of the questions: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.

And the messenger who went to call Micaiah, spake to him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets of one mouth good to the king: will thy words now be according to the word of one of them, and speak thou good?

And Paul answered, the leader having nodded to him to speak, Knowing from many years thee being judge to this nation, more cheerfully do I justify things concerning myself:

And they asked him, saying. Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and thou receivest not the face, but teachest in truth the way of God:

And the people called aloud, The voice of God, and not of man.

He yet speaking, and behold, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest came in; and Adonijah will say, Come in, for thou a man of strength, and thou wilt announce good news.

And the men of Ephraim will say to him, Why didst thou this word to us, that thou calledst not to us when thou wentest to war against Midian? and they will contend with him with strength. And he will say to them, What now did I according to you? are not the gleanings of Ephraim good above the vintage of Abi-Ezer? Into your hand God gave the chiefs of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do according to you? Then was their spirit relaxed from over him in his speaking this word.

And Jacob will say, Nay, now, if now I found grace in thine eyes, and take my gift from my hand, for, for this, I saw thy face as seeing the face of God, and thou wilt be satisfied with me.

And the king of Israel will answer and say, According to thy word, my lord the king, to thee am I and all which is to me.

And he will worship him and say, What is thy servant that thou didst look to a dead dog which is like me?

All the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects and satraps, and counselors and governors, will counsel together to set up a statute of the kingdom, and to make strong an interdict that whoever shall seek a request from any God and man even to thirty days, except from thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.