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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flatter.

2. (a.) That flatters (in the various senses of the verb); as, a flattering speech.

Greek

2850. kolakeia -- flattery
... Word Origin akin to kolax (flatterer) Definition flattery NASB Word Usage
flattering (1). flattering. From a derivative of kolax ...
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2129. eulogia -- praise, blessing
... Word Origin from the same as eulogeo Definition praise, blessing NASB Word Usage
blessing (11), bountiful gift (2), bountifully (2), flattering speech (1). ...
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2296. thaumazo -- to marvel, wonder
... from thauma Definition to marvel, wonder NASB Word Usage am amazed (1), amazed
(15), amazement (1), astonished (3), being amazed (1), flattering (1), marvel (4 ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2509. chalaq -- smooth
... 2508, 2509. chalaq. 2510 . smooth. Transliteration: chalaq Phonetic Spelling:
(khaw-lawk') Short Definition: flattering. ... flattering, smooth. ...
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3655. kanah -- to title, give an epithet
... give flattering titles, surname himself. A primitive root; to address by an additional
name; hence, to eulogize -- give flattering titles, surname (himself). ...
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2513b. chelqah -- smooth part, smoothness, flattery
... 2513a, 2513b. chelqah. 2514 . smooth part, smoothness, flattery.
Transliteration: chelqah Short Definition: flattering. Word Origin ...
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2507b. cheleq -- smoothness, seductiveness
... 2507a, 2507b. cheleq. 2508 . smoothness, seductiveness. Transliteration:
cheleq Short Definition: flattering. Word Origin from chalaq ...
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2513. chelqah -- a portion (of ground)
... Feminine of cheleq; properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment --
field, flattering(-ry), ground, parcel, part, piece of land (ground ...
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2470. chalah -- to be weak or sick
... be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively)
to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat -- beseech ...
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Library

He Also Ingeniously Shows from the Passage of the Gospel which ...
... of eternal life was in the neighbourhood, came to him in the expectation of living
in perpetual luxury, with life indefinitely extended, flattering the Lord ...
/.../gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 2 he also ingeniously.htm

An Epistle on Charity.
... knew to be damnable. In no manner of feigning or flattering, but in
soothfastness of good love and clean charity. For though it ...
/.../the form of perfect living and other prose treatises/an epistle on charity.htm

The Sheep and their Shepherd
... Not a very flattering comparison you may say; but then we do not wish to be flattered,
nor would our Lord deem it good to flatter us, While far from flattering ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 17 1871/the sheep and their shepherd.htm

Judas and his Band.
... of gain alone, and some astute Pharisees and Sadducees, with whom he had established
an intercourse, had constantly urged him on to treason by flattering him. ...
/.../the dolorous passion of our lord jesus christ/chapter ii judas and his.htm

The Truth Probably Is, that the Scandalous Tales are True, While ...
... poets. What inference then is left to us, save that while the panegyrics
are false and flattering, the actions told of them are true? ...
/.../select works and letters or athanasius/section 17 the truth probably.htm

Treatise i. On the Unity of the Church.
... Thus from the very beginning of the world he deceived; and flattering with lying
words, he misled inexperienced souls by an incautious credulity. ...
/.../cyprian/the treatises of cyprian/treatise i on the unity.htm

First of Conversion
... And there are many lettings so that the eyes of our heart may not be fixed on God;
of which we put some: abundance of riches; flattering of women; the fairness ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/rolle/the fire of love/chapter i first of conversion.htm

Humility.
... on exhibition. A man who is flattering himself that he is humble and is
walking close to the Master, is self-deceived. It consists ...
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Self-Destruction
... But the good king of Judah, Jehoshaphat, had no faith in these flattering villains.
He asked whether there was not another prophet of the Lord to inquire of? ...
/.../kingsley/twenty-five village sermons/sermon viii self-destruction.htm

On Smart Novelists and the Smart Set
... in the words of Disraeli (who, being a genius and not a gentleman, has perhaps
primarily to answer for the introduction of this method of flattering the gentry ...
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Thesaurus

Flattering (11 Occurrences)
... n.) of Flatter. 2. (a.) That flatters (in the various senses of the verb); as, a
flattering speech. Multi-Version Concordance Flattering (11 Occurrences). ...
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Flatter (5 Occurrences)
... (See NAS RSV NIV). Job 32:21 Please don't let me respect any man's person,
neither will I give flattering titles to any man. (Root ...
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Flattery (11 Occurrences)
... (n.) The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by artful commendation
or compliments; adulation; false, insincere, or excessive praise. ...
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Titles (2 Occurrences)
... Titles (2 Occurrences). Job 32:21 Please don't let me respect any man's person,
neither will I give flattering titles to any man. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT). ...
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Surname (11 Occurrences)
... The word is used twice in the King James Version of the Old Testament, namely, Isaiah
44:5; Isaiah 45:4. The Hebrew word means "to give flattering or honorary ...
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Seductive (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Tending to lead astray; apt to mislead by flattering
appearances; tempting; alluring; as, a seductive offer. ...
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Lip (20 Occurrences)
... or false) lips" (Proverbs 17:4), "unclean lips" (Isaiah 6:5), "strange (the King
James Version "stammering") lips" (Isaiah 28:11), "flattering lips" (Psalm 12:2 ...
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Smooth (39 Occurrences)
... Romans 16:18 For those who are such don't serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their
own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts ...
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Speech (107 Occurrences)
... Romans 16:18 For those who are such don't serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their
own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts ...
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Lips (199 Occurrences)
... (WEB NIV). Psalms 12:2 Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering
lips, and with a double heart. (WEB KJV WBS NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Bible Concordance

Flattering (11 Occurrences)

Romans 16:18 For those who are such don't serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent. things of iron, and wood for the things of wood; onyx stones, and stones
(WEB NAS RSV)

1 Thessalonians 2:5 For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
(KJV DBY WBS NAS)

Jude 1:16 These are murmurers and complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaks proud things), showing respect of persons to gain advantage.
(See NAS RSV)

Job 32:21 Please don't let me respect any man's person, neither will I give flattering titles to any man.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Job 32:22 For I don't know how to give flattering titles; or else my Maker would soon take me away.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Psalms 12:2 Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 12:3 May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 7:21 With persuasive words, she led him astray. With the flattering of her lips, she seduced him.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS)

Proverbs 26:28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 28:23 He that rebuketh a man shall in the end find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 12:24 For there shall be no more any false vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

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