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- In the Bible, flattery is not speaking words to help strengthen someone for their own sake, but speaking words to deceive and to cover the speaker’s motives. Encouragement is the truth presented with good will toward others, while flattering is a lie that seeks to use others.
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Jan 4, 2022 · The Bible has a lot to say about flattery. The book of Proverbs warns of the “flattering lips of an adulteress” (Proverbs 6:24; 7:5, 21). Flattery is often the first step to an adulterous affair. A wise person learns to recognize it and separate flattery from sincere compliments.
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- Proverbs 29:5 ESV / 156 helpful votes. A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
- Proverbs 26:24-28 ESV / 127 helpful votes. Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart; when he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart; though his hatred be covered with deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
- Proverbs 28:23 ESV / 101 helpful votes. Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue.
- Job 32:21-22 ESV / 85 helpful votes. I will not show partiality to any man or use flattery toward any person. For I do not know how to flatter, else my Maker would soon take me away.
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There is such a thing as flattery. Not all getting is good, so we have the word greed. And not all giving is good, so we have the word bribe. Praise, which involves both getting and giving, may not be good and so we have the word flattery. The Greek word for flattery (kolakeia) occurs one time in the New Testament. Paul is defending his ministry to...
I think the key difference between good praise and bad flattery is this: Flattery is bad because it’s calculated. It is given with a view to obtaining some advantage (Jude 16). Flattery may be true, or it may be not true. That is not the issue. You may be saying something true about somebody and still be flattering. The issue is whether it is calcu...
So this raises the question of whether it is appropriate to “use praise” as a means of bringing about behaviors in children or employees or friends. Doesn’t that imply some kind of calculated use of praise for ulterior motives? And that is a tough question. I think the answer goes something like this: if the praise can still be an expression of aut...
Just one last help: I have friends, including Sam Crabtree, who have taught me that a good way to conceive of our praising other people is to think of it as drawing attention to — spontaneously enjoying and, thus, drawing attention to — evidences of God’s grace. That little phrase is pretty common in some circles, and I think it is a good one. If w...
Sep 5, 2024 · Flattery is mostly to seek favor from someone or it might be a complete lie and it’s a tool that false teachers use. They flatter and at the same time they water down the gospel. They compromise with the Word of God and never preach on repentance and turning away from sin.
Dec 16, 2016 · Definition: Excessive or insincere praise; praising another to promote one’s own interests. 1. Jesus gave no place to those who tempted Him with flattery.
6 days ago · Proverbs 29:5. “Whoever flatters their neighbor is spreading a net for their feet.”. Flattery, when used as a means to deceive or manipulate others, is likened to setting a trap for oneself. By indulging in flattery, we risk entangling ourselves in a web of deceit. Instead of building genuine connections with others, flattery creates a ...
Oct 7, 2016 · God tells us “a man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet” (Proverbs 29:5). That’s what makes it evil. Whether or not flattering words have truth in them, their purpose is deception. A biblical example of this is when some opponents tried to spread a net under Jesus’s feet:
