Psalms 12:3
May Yahweh cut off All the lips that utter smooth things,—the tongue that speaketh swelling words;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
In Context
4Them who say—With our tongue, will we prevail, our lips, are our own, who is our master?
Cross References
Exodus 15:9Said the foe—I will pursue—overtake divide spoil,—Take her fill of them—shall my soul, I will bare my sword, root them out—shall my hand.
1 Samuel 17:43Then said the Philistine unto David, A dog, am, I, that thou art coming unto me, with sticks? And the Philistine cursed David, by his god.
Job 32:22Surely I know not how to give flattering titles, How soon might my Maker take me away!
Psalms 55:22Cast upon Yahweh thy lot, and, he, will sustain thee: He will not suffer, to times age-abiding, the righteous one to be shaken.
Psalms 116:11I, said in mine alarm, All men, are false!
Proverbs 18:21Death and life, are in the power of the tongue, and, its friends, shall eat its fruits.
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 →