Who among us doesn’t like a compliment? A true honest compliment can be very encouraging and helpful. A true compliment can let us know we are doing our job correctly or let us know we are going in the right direction. Flattery is different it appeals to our pride. It is sometimes heaped on in an effort to get something from us or get us to do something that isn’t right and leads to destroy us. Flattery is another weed of the devil. If someone you know or don’t know is heaping on the flattery in a certain situation be cautious, be careful and back away.
Proverbs 29:5 A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
Proverbs 22:3 A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; But the simple pass on and are punished.
Proverbs 27:12 A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; The simple pass on and are punished. (yes this one is repeated in proverbs)
Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16:32 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty. And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
The devil uses flattery to draw us into danger. Yes, there is a difference in a compliment and flattery. Flattery is hiding something a deception. A compliment encourages.
