- the princes of Judah:
- "But he forsookª°¹ the counselª which¹ the old menª gaveª° him, and took counselª° with¹ the young menª that¹ were brought upª° with¹ him, that stoodª° beforeª him. ... And the young menª that¹ were brought upª° with¹ him spakeª° unto¹ him, saying,ª° Thus¹ shalt thou answerª° the peopleª that¹ spakeª° unto¹ thee, saying,ª° Thy fatherª made²° our yoke² heavy,ª°¹¹ but make thou [it] somewhat lighterª°¹ for¹¹ us; thus¹ shalt thou sayª° unto¹ them, My littleª [finger] shall be thickerª° than my father'sª loins.ª¹" {2Ch 10:8-10} + "He¹ also¹ walkedª° in the waysª of the houseª of Ahab:ª for¹ his motherª was¹ his counsellorª° to do wickedly.ª° ... Wherefore he didª° evilª in the sightª of the LORDª like the houseª of Ahab:ª for¹ they¹ were¹ his counsellorsª° afterª the deathª of his fatherª to his destruction.ª" {2Ch 22:3-4} + "With her muchª fair speechª she caused him to yield,ª° with the flatteringª of her lipsª she forcedª° him. ... Till¹ a dartª strike²° through¹ his liver;ª as a birdª hastethª° to¹ the snare,ª and knowethª° not¹ that¹ it¹ [is] for his life.ª" {Prv 7:21-23} + "He that goeth aboutª° [as] a talebearerª revealethª° secrets:ª therefore meddleª° not¹ with him that flatterethª° with his lips.ª" {Prv 20:19} + "As he that bindethª²°° a stoneª in a sling,ª so¹ [is] he that givethª° honourª to a fool.ª" {Prv 26:8} + "A lyingª tongueª hatethª° [those that are] afflictedª by it; and a flatteringª mouthª workethª° ruin.ª" {Prv 26:28} + "A manª that flatterethª°¹ his neighbourª spreadethª° a netª for¹ his feet.ª" {Prv 29:5} + "And such as do wickedly²° against¹ the covenantª shall he corruptª° by flatteries:ª but the peopleª that do knowª° their Godª shall be strong,ª° and doª° [exploits]." {Dan 11:32}
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