Psalms 12:3
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
In Context
2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
4They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”
Cross References
Exodus 15:9The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
1 Samuel 17:43“Am I a dog,” he said to David, “that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
Job 32:22For I do not know how to flatter, or my Maker would remove me in an instant.
Psalms 55:22Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
Psalms 116:11In my alarm I said, “All men are liars!”
Proverbs 18:21Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who 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 →