TOPICAL BIBLE
Flattery
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Genesis 33:10But Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably.Judges 8:1Then the men of Ephraim said to Gideon, “Why have you done this to us? Why did you fail to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they contended with him violently.Judges 8:2But Gideon answered them, “Now what have I accomplished compared to you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer?Judges 8:3God has delivered Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian, into your hand. What was I able to do compared to you?” When he had said this, their anger against him subsided.2 Samuel 9:8Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?”2 Samuel 14:17And now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king bring me rest, for my lord the king is able to discern good and evil, just like the angel of God. May the LORD your God be with you.’”2 Samuel 14:18Then the king said to the woman, “I am going to ask you something; do not conceal it from me!” “Let my lord the king speak,” she replied.2 Samuel 14:19So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say.2 Samuel 14:20Joab your servant has done this to bring about this change of affairs, but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that happens in the land.”2 Samuel 15:2He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”2 Samuel 15:3Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”2 Samuel 15:4And he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.”2 Samuel 15:5Also, when anyone approached to bow down to him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him.2 Samuel 15:6Absalom did this to all the Israelites who came to the king for justice. In this way he stole the hearts of the men of Israel.2 Samuel 19:41Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David’s men?”2 Samuel 19:42And all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is our relative. Why does this anger you? Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense or received anything for ourselves?”2 Samuel 19:43“We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the men of Judah spoke more fiercely than the men of Israel.1 Kings 1:42As he was speaking, suddenly Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest arrived. “Come in,” said Adonijah, “for you are a man of valor. You must be bringing good news.”1 Kings 20:4And the king of Israel replied, “Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have.”1 Kings 22:13Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold now, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”Job 17:5If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.Job 32:21I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.Job 32:22For I do not know how to flatter, or my Maker would remove me in an instant.Psalm 5:8Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.Psalm 5:9For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.Psalm 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.Psalm 12:3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.Psalm 36:2For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin.Psalm 49:13This is the fate of the foolish and their followers who endorse their sayings. SelahPsalm 49:18Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul—and men praise you when you prosper—Psalm 78:36But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues.Proverbs 5:3Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,Proverbs 6:24to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.Proverbs 7:5that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.Proverbs 7:21With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.Proverbs 14:20The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.Proverbs 19:4Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.Proverbs 19:6Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.Proverbs 20:19He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.Proverbs 22:16Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.Proverbs 24:24Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”—peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;Proverbs 25:26Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.Proverbs 26:28A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.Proverbs 27:21A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.Proverbs 28:23He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.Daniel 6:7All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions.Daniel 11:21In his place a despicable person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come in a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue.Daniel 11:34Now when they fall, they will be granted a little help, but many will join them insincerely.Luke 6:26Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.Luke 20:21“Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.Acts 12:22And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”Acts 24:2When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.Acts 24:3In every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with all gratitude.Acts 24:4But in order not to delay you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.Acts 24:10When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense.Acts 26:2“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,Acts 26:3especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.Galatians 1:10Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.1 Thessalonians 2:4Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.
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