Then with smooth words he will defile ¹  those who have rejected ²  the covenant. But the people who are loyal to ³  their God will act valiantly. ⁴ 

For we never appeared ¹  with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed – God is our witness –

When they stumble, they will be granted some help. But many will unite with them deceitfully.

by keeping ¹  you from the evil woman, ²  from the smooth tongue of ³  the loose woman. ⁴ 

“Then there will arise in his place a despicable person ¹  to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred. He will come on the scene in a time of prosperity and will seize the kingdom through deceit.

For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds ¹  of the naive.

If a man denounces his friends for personal gain, ¹  the eyes of his children will fail.

I will not show partiality to anyone, ¹  nor will I confer a title ²  on any man.

The one who reproves ¹  another ²  will in the end ³  find more favor than the one who flatters ⁴  with the tongue.

and elaborate greetings ¹  in the marketplaces, and to have people call them ‘Rabbi.’

But the crowd ¹  began to shout, ²  “The voice of a god, ³  and not of a man!”

for I do not know how to give honorary titles, ¹  if I did, ²  my Creator would quickly do away with me. ³ 

May the Lord cut off ¹  all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts! ² 

to deliver you ¹  from the adulteress, ²  from the sexually loose woman ³  who speaks flattering ⁴  words; ⁵ 

so that they may keep you ¹  from the adulterous ²  woman, from the loose woman ³  who flatters you ⁴  with her words. ⁵ 

She persuaded him ¹  with persuasive words; ²  with her smooth talk ³  she compelled him. ⁴ 

A lying tongue ¹  hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin. ² 

Woe to you Pharisees! You love the best seats ¹  in the synagogues ²  and elaborate greetings ³  in the marketplaces!

For ¹  they do not speak the truth; ²  their stomachs are like the place of destruction, ³  their throats like an open grave, ⁴  their tongues like a steep slope leading into it. ⁵ 

In his teaching Jesus ¹  also said, “Watch out for the experts in the law. ²  They like walking ³  around in long robes and elaborate greetings ⁴  in the marketplaces,