I call it basting the turkey when someone is buttering you up just to have you for his or her lunch.
The Lord would occasionally hear from some high and mighty people like that.
Matthew 22:16
And they sent to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You do not regard the person of men.
Pharisees and Herodians are with us at the present time. The religious and the political combine their efforts to trip you up.
Give it some thought.
Gary