RECEIVING OR GIVING "FLATTERY" IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS BEHAVIOURS ANYONE CAN DISPLAY OF THEMSELVES. HAVE A LOOK BELOW HOW THE HEBREW LANGUAGE EXPLAINS THIS BEHAVIOUR.
Result of search for "flattery": 2506 cheleq khay'lek from 2505; properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment:--flattery, inheritance, part, X partake, portion.
2513 chelqah khel-kaw' feminine of 2506; properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment:--field, flattering(-ry), ground, parcel, part, piece of land (ground), plat, portion, slippery place, smooth (thing). 2514 chalaqqah khal-ak-kaw' feminine from 2505; flattery:--flattery. 2519 chalaqlaqqah khal-ak-lak-kaw' by reduplication from 2505; properly, something very smooth; i.e. a treacherous spot; figuratively, blandishment:--flattery, slippery. 4260 machama'ah makh-am-aw-aw' a denominative from 2529; something buttery (i.e. unctuous and pleasant), as (figuratively) flattery:--X than butter.
LOOK AT THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY VERSION.
flattery /ˈflat(ə)ri/ Learn to pronounce noun noun: flattery; plural noun: flatteries excessive and insincere praise, given especially to further one's own interests. "she allowed no hint of flattery to enter her voice" Similar: praise adulation compliments blandishments admiration.
FLATTERY IS SUCH A DANGEROUS BEHAVIOUR & CAUSES MENTAL DISORDERS & CURSES ARE INVOLVED.