Flattery cannot be defined as encouragement, it is discouraged by God and exposed as manipulation.
Proverbs 26:24-28 "Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart; when he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart; though his hatred be covered with deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling. A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin."
Proverbs 26:24-28 "Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart; when he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart; though his hatred be covered with deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling. A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin."
Job 32:21-22 "I will not show partiality to any man or use flattery toward any person. For I do not know how to flatter, else my Maker would soon take me away. "
Proverbs 28:23 "Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue."
Psalm 12:3 "May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts,"
Proverbs 27:6 "Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy."
Romans 16:18 "For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive."
Proverbs 28:23 "Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue."
Psalm 12:3 "May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts,"
Proverbs 27:6 "Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy."
Romans 16:18 "For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive."
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