5804 charm
Dictionary of Bible Themes

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The gracious effect of attracting and captivating others or the subtle ability to deceive and mislead them.

Charm to attract and captivate others

King Xerxes by Esther

Esther 2:17

A husband by his wife

Proverbs 5:18-19

The lovers in the Song of Solomon

Songs 1:15-16 See also Songs 2:14; Songs 4:9-10; Songs 5:16; Songs 6:4-5; Songs 7:6

Charm to deceive people

Proverbs 26:24-25 See also Proverbs 6:25-26; Proverbs 31:30

The devil subtly seeks to deceive people

2 Corinthians 11:3,14 See also Genesis 3:1-5,13; Matthew 4:1-11 pp Mark 1:12-13 pp Luke 4:1-13

Absalom deceived others

2 Samuel 15:1-6

False teachers use charm to deceive others

For their own gain

Romans 16:18 See also Jude 16

To draw people away from Jesus Christ

2 Peter 2:18 See also 2 Corinthians 11:13-15

Christians must not be deceived by such charm

Ephesians 4:14; Ephesians 5:6; Colossians 2:4

See also

4040  beauty
4185  sorcery and magic
5863  flattery
6145  deceit
6241  seduction
6248  temptation
7751  persuasion
8749  false teachers
8750  false teachings



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