Proverbs 29:5

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Proverbs 29:3–7 · Berean Standard Bible

3 A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

4 By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.

5 A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

6 An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.

7 The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.

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Proverbs 7:5

that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.

Proverbs 7:21

With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.

Proverbs 20:19

He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.

Proverbs 26:24

A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.

Proverbs 26:25

When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.

Proverbs 26:28

A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

2 Samuel 14:17

And 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 14:18

Then 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 14:19

So 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 14:20

Joab 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 14:21

Then the king said to Joab, “I hereby grant this request. Go, bring back the young man Absalom.”

2 Samuel 14:22

Joab fell facedown in homage and blessed the king. “Today,” said Joab, “your servant knows that he has found favor with you, my lord the king, because the king has granted his request.”

2 Samuel 14:23

So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 14:24

But the king added, “He may return to his house, but he must not see my face.” So Absalom returned to his own house, but he did not see the king.

Job 17:5

If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.

Psalms 5:9

For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.

Psalms 12:2

They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.

1 Thessalonians 2:5

As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!

Proverbs 1:17

How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!

Lamentations 1:13

He sent fire from on high, and it overpowered my bones. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, faint all the day long.

Hosea 5:1

“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.

Luke 20:20

So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.

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.

Romans 16:18

For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.