Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'flattering' occurs 18 times in the standard works.

6 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'flattering' in the standard works and contain 33.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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Mosiah 11:7 (2 in 1 verse)

 11:7 Yea, and they also became idolatrous, because they were deceived by the vain and flattering words of the king and priests; for they did speak flattering things unto them.




Job 32:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 12:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 7 0 7
NT 1 0 1
BM 10 0 10
DC 0 0 0
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 18 0 18

Job 32:21
Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.

Job 32:22
For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.

Ps. 12:2
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

Ps. 12:3
The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

Prov. 7:21
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.

Prov. 26:28
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

Ezek. 12:24
For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.

1 Thes. 2:5
For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness; God is witness:

Jacob 7:2
And it came to pass that he began to preach among the people, and to declare unto them that there should be no Christ. And he preached many things which were flattering unto the people; and this he did that he might overthrow the doctrine of Christ.

Mosiah 11:7
Yea, and they also became idolatrous, because they were deceived by the vain and flattering words of the king and priests; for they did speak flattering things unto them.

Mosiah 26:6
For it came to pass that they did deceive many with their flattering words, who were in the church, and did cause them to commit many sins; therefore it became expedient that those who committed sin, that were in the church, should be admonished by the church.

Alma 30:47
But behold, it is better that thy soul should be lost than that thou shouldst be the means of bringing many souls down to destruction, by thy lying and by thy flattering words; therefore if thou shalt deny again, behold God shall smite thee, that thou shalt become dumb, that thou shalt never open thy mouth any more, that thou shalt not deceive this people any more.

Alma 46:7
And there were many in the church who believed in the flattering words of Amalickiah, therefore they dissented even from the church; and thus were the affairs of the people of Nephi exceedingly precarious and dangerous, notwithstanding their great victory which they had had over the Lamanites, and their great rejoicings which they had had because of their deliverance by the hand of the Lord.

Alma 46:10
Yea, we see that Amalickiah, because he was a man of cunning device and a man of many flattering words, that he led away the hearts of many people to do wickedly; yea, and to seek to destroy the church of God, and to destroy the foundation of liberty which God had granted unto them, or which blessing God had sent upon the face of the land for the righteous' sake.

Alma 50:35
And it came to pass that the army which was sent by Moroni, which was led by a man whose name was Teancum, did meet the people of Morianton; and so stubborn were the people of Morianton, (being inspired by his wickedness and his flattering words) that a battle commenced between them, in the which Teancum did slay Morianton and defeat his army, and took them prisoners, and returned to the camp of Moroni. And thus ended the twenty and fourth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

Hel. 13:28
Yea, ye will lift him up, and ye will give unto him of your substance; ye will give unto him of your gold, and of your silver, and ye will clothe him with costly apparel; and because he speaketh flattering words unto you, and he saith that all is well, then ye will not find fault with him.

3 Ne. 1:29
And there was also a cause of much sorrow among the Lamanites; for behold, they had many children who did grow up and began to wax strong in years, that they became for themselves, and were led away by some who were Zoramites, by their lyings and their flattering words, to join those Gadianton robbers.