Verse 22

for I do not know how to give honorary titles, if I did, my Creator would quickly do away with me.

Referenced Verses

• Job 17:5 : 5 If a man denounces his friends for personal gain, the eyes of his children will fail.
• Ps 12:2-3 : 2 People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive. 3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!
• Prov 29:5 : 5 The one who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.
• Gal 1:10 : 10 Am I now trying to gain the approval of people, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ!
• 1 Thess 2:5 : 5 For we never appeared with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed– God is our witness–