For I do not know how to flatter, else my Maker would soon take me away.
For we never came with words of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—God is witness.
For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak. May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts,
He who informs against his friends to get a share of their property— the eyes of his children will fail.
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