Bible Verses About Flattery

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

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

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

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

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.

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.

2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
3 The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

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.

The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

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

31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
32 And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.

That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.

21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.

He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.

21 Let me not, I pray you, accept any man’s person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.
22 For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.

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

3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

Let his days be few; and let another take his office.

2 And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
3 And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
4 Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!
5 And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
6 And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.

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

2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
3 The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

21 Let me not, I pray you, accept any man’s person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.
22 For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.

31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
32 And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.

3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.

2 And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
3 And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
4 Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!
5 And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
6 And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

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

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

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.

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

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

The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

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

Let his days be few; and let another take his office.

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.

That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.

To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

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

He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

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.

He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.

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

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.