כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אָר֤וּר הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִבְטַ֣ח בָּֽאָדָ֔ם וְשָׂ֥ם בָּשָׂ֖ר זְרֹע֑וֹ וּמִן־יְהוָ֖ה יָס֥וּר לִבּֽוֹ׃
나 여호와가 이같이 말하노라 무릇 사람을 믿으며 혈육으로 그 권력을 삼고 마음이 여호와에게서 떠난 그 사람은 저주를 받을 것이라
Sha'arei Kedusha
The flatterer is amongst the four classes of people who shall not greet the countenance of the Indwelling Presence of HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He (the Shechinah).603Talmud Bavli, Sotah 42a This is because he denigrates the honor of the Ever Present One, HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He, when he cajoles and flatters the wicked. This is as written,604Proverbs 24:24 “One who tells a wicked person, ‘You are righteous,’ – the peoples shall curse him, the nations shall despise him.” Even if he flatters and cajoles a person who is not wicked, it nevertheless is as if he fears man and places his trust in man, as it is written,605Jeremiah 17:5 “Accursed is the man who puts his trust in people.” Regarding such a person the verse states,606Job 13:16; See Talmud Bavli, Sotah 42a ibid. “The flatterer shall not come before Him.”