Psalms 12:3
(12:4) May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh boastful things:
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
In Context
4(12:5) Who have said, With our tongue will we be mighty; our lips are with us; who is Lord over us!
Cross References
Exodus 15:9The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
1 Samuel 17:43And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest unto me with sticks? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
Job 32:22For I know not to give flattering titles; [for else] my Maker would speedily carry me away.
Psalms 55:22(55:23) Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Psalms 116:11I indeed said in my despondency, Every man is a liar.
Proverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it will eat its fruit.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 12:2-8
Complaints of the Times. 1 Help, Lord ; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. 2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. 3 The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: 4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? 5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord ; I will… Read the whole commentary →