Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5760 Human attitudes and behaviour » 5804 charm
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
