So many things do not matter. I heard two brethren once arguing over how many angels could sit on the head of a pin. There are better ways to expend your brain and mental energies. If you are not careful someone will jangle you and then tangle you in their little religious flattery and piousness. Some folks will butter you up, pat you on the back, and act like they are your best friend, and their real intention is to gain your favor that they might try to use you one day in the future to go their way.
Nothing is wrong with a genuine compliment, but there is a difference between that and flattery.
Ask God to give you wisdom to discern between the two. That is what verse seven describes. People who think they are smart who in all reality are in ignorance. There is nothing evil about the law. It is good if a person follows what it says.