Flatter

Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.

A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.

For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.

• Heart
• Speak
• Vanity

They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:

These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.

• Children
• Servant

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The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

• Character
• Women

For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.