Psalms 12:8
The wicked walke on euery side: when they are exalted, it is a shame for the sonnes of men.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
In Context
7Thou wilt keepe them, O Lord: thou wilt preserue him from this generation for euer.
Cross References
Judges 9:18And yee are risen vp against my fathers house this day, and haue slayne his children, about seuentie persons vpon one stone, and haue made Abimelech the sonne of his mayde seruant, King ouer the men of Shechem, because hee is your brother)
Esther 3:6Now he thought it too litle to lay hands onely on Mordecai: and because they had shewed him the people of Mordecai, Haman sought to destroy all the Iewes, that were throughout the whole kingdome of Ahashuerosh, euen the people of Mordecai.
Psalms 55:10Day and night they goe about it vpon the walles thereof: both iniquitie and mischiefe are in the middes of it.
Isaiah 32:4And the heart of the foolish shall vnderstand knowledge, and the tongue of the stutters shalbe ready to speake distinctly.
Hosea 5:11Ephraim is oppressed, and broken in iudgement, because he willingly walked after the commandement.
Mark 14:63Then the hie Priest rent his clothes, and sayd, What haue we any more neede of witnesses?
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 →