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Flattery Like Gum

Flattery is like chewing gum. Enjoy it, but don't swallow it.

—Hank Ketcham, cartoonist and creator of Dennis the Menace

Scripture

Proverbs 16:18
Proverbs 26:28
Proverbs 28:23
Proverbs 29:5
James 4:10
1 Peter 5:5–6

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