Psalms 12:3
May the LORD destroy all flattering lips, And the tongue which speaketh proud things!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
In Context
2They speak falsehood one to another; With flattering lips, with a double heart, do they speak.
4Who say, “With our tongues will we prevail; Our lips are our reliance; Who is lord over us?”
Cross References
Job 32:22For I know not how to flatter; Soon would my Maker take me away.
Psalms 55:22“Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain thee; He will never suffer the righteous to fall!”
Psalms 116:11I said in my distress, “All men are liars.”
Proverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; They that love it shall 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 →