those who say to the seers, Do not see; and to those who advise, Do not have a vision for right things to us; speak smooth things to us; have a vision of trifles.
If a man walks with wind, and he lies in deceit, saying, I will drop words to you for wine and fermented liquor, he shall even be one who drops words for this people.
If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you.
For such ones do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth speech and fine speeches they deceive the hearts of the ones without guile.
Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that the friendship of the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever purposes to be a friend of the world is put down as a hostile one to God.