Flattery
Bible Usage:
- flatter used twice.
- flattereth used 6 times.
- flatteries used 3 times.
- flattery used twice.
- First Reference: Job 17:5
- Last Reference: Proverbs 6:24
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: Yes
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
General references
Job 17:5; Job 32:21-22; Psalms 5:8-9; Psalms 12:2-3; Psalms 36:2; Psalms 49:13; Psalms 49:18; Proverbs 6:24; Psalms 78:36; Proverbs 5:3; Proverbs 7:5; Proverbs 7:21; Proverbs 14:20; Proverbs 19:4; Proverbs 19:6; Proverbs 20:19; Proverbs 22:16; Proverbs 24:24; Proverbs 25:26; Proverbs 26:28; Proverbs 27:21; Proverbs 28:23; Proverbs 29:5; Daniel 11:21; Daniel 11:34; Luke 6:26; Galatians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 2:4-6; Jude 1:16
Instances of:
By Jacob
Genesis 33:10
By Gideon
Judges 8:1-3
By Mephibosheth
2 Samuel 9:8
By woman of Tekoah
2 Samuel 14:17-20
By Absalom
2 Samuel 15:2-6
By Israel and Judah
2 Samuel 19:41-43
By Adonijah
1 Kings 1:42
By Ahab
1 Kings 20:4
By false prophets
1 Kings 22:13
By Darius's courtiers
Daniel 6:7
By Herodians
Luke 20:21
By Tyrians
Acts 12:22
Tertullus flatters Felix
Acts 24:2-4
Paul flatters Felix
Acts 24:10
By Agrippa
Acts 26:2-3
FLAT'TERY, noun
1. False praise; commendation bestowed for the purpose of gaining favor and influence, or to accomplish some purpose. Direct flattery consists in praising a person himself; indirect flattery consists in praising a person through his works or his connections.
Simple pride for flattery makes demands.
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
2. Adulation; obsequiousness; wheedling.
3. Just commendation which gratifies self-love.
Bible Usage:
- flatter used twice.
- flattereth used 6 times.
- flatteries used 3 times.
- flattery used twice.
- First Reference: Job 17:5
- Last Reference: Proverbs 6:24
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: Yes
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance: