Proverbs 29:5

Conservative English Version

Flattery is nothing less than setting a trap.

Cross References

Job 17:5

They have condemned me, just to benefit themselves; now blind their children.

Psalm 12:2

Everyone tells lies, and no one is sincere.

Psalm 36:2

They like themselves too much to hate their own sins or even to see them.

Psalm 5:9

Nothing they say is true! They just want to destroy. Their words are deceitful like a hidden pit, and their tongues are good only for telling lies.

Proverbs 1:17

They are like a bird that sees the bait, but ignores the trap.

Proverbs 20:19

Stay away from gossips-- they tell everything.

Proverbs 26:28

Watch out for anyone who tells lies and flatters-- they are out to get you.

Proverbs 28:23

Honest correction is appreciated more than flattery.

Proverbs 7:21

And so, she tricked him with all of her sweet talk and her flattery.

Proverbs 7:5

They will protect you from the flattering words of someone else's wife.

Lamentations 1:13

From heaven you sent a fire that burned in my bones; you set a trap for my feet and made me turn back. All day long you leave me in shock from constant pain.

Hosea 5:1

Listen, you priests! Pay attention, Israel! Listen, you members of the royal family. Justice was your duty. But at Mizpah and Mount Tabor you trapped the people.

Romans 16:18

They want to serve themselves and not Christ the Lord. Their flattery and fancy talk fool people who don't know any better.

1 Thessalonians 2:5

You also know that we didn't try to flatter anyone. God himself knows that what we did wasn't a cover-up for greed.

1 Samuel 18:23

(SEE 18:22)