1 Thessalonians 2:5
For neither at any time did we use flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness, God is witness;
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Job 32:21I will not be partial to any man's person, Nor will I flatter any man.
Proverbs 20:19He who goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore associate not with him who keepeth open his lips.
Proverbs 28:23He who rebuketh a man shall afterwards find favor More than he who flattereth with his tongue.
Isaiah 56:11Yet are they greedy dogs that cannot be satisfied; The shepherds themselves will not attend; They all turn aside to their own way, Every one of them to their own gain.
Jeremiah 8:10Therefore will I give their wives to others, And their fields to plunderers. For from the least of them even to the greatest, Every one is greedy of gain, Prophet and priest alike, Every one of them practiseth deceit.
Malachi 1:10O that some one of you would close the doors, That ye might not kindle the fire upon mine altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, saith Jehovah of hosts, Neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 2:2-7
The Primitive Ministers. ( a. d. 51.) 1 For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain: 2 But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention. 3 For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile: 4 But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our… Read the whole commentary →