- Proverbs 7:5 (NKJV) That they may keep you from the immoral woman, from the seductress who flatters with her words.
Flattery doesn’t work on people who do not take themselves seriously.
Side note: Not taking yourself seriously doesn’t mean you’re not serious or do not value yourself; it means that you know that if you achieve anything noteworthy it is because of the grace and mercy of God and a lot of other good people helping to make it possible.