Sentences with phrase «salves guilty consciences»

The stories of Amos and Jeremiah tell us how the prophet must often speak pleasant words, while the false prophet yields to social pressure, salves guilty consciences, and adjusts his message to make people feel good.

I'll try and salve my guilty conscience with the knowledge there will be serious numbers of celebrity Arsenal «fans» who are no more worthy than me of planking their oversized backsides on their overpriced seats, and won't question for a second their entitlement to be there.