Psalms 12:3
Jehovah doth cut off all lips of flattery, A tongue speaking great things,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
In Context
2Vanity they speak each with his neighbour, Lip of flattery! With heart and heart they speak.
4Who said, 'By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips [are] our own; who [is] lord over us?'
Cross References
Exodus 15:9The enemy said, I pursue, I overtake; I apportion spoil; Filled is my soul with them; I draw out my sword; My hand destroyeth them: —
1 Samuel 17:43And the Philistine saith unto David, 'Am I a dog that thou art coming unto me with staves?' and the Philistine revileth David by his gods,
Job 32:22For I have not known to give flattering titles, In a little doth my Maker take me away.
Psalms 55:22Cast on Jehovah that which He hath given thee, And He doth sustain thee, He doth not suffer for ever the moving of the righteous.
Psalms 116:11I said in my haste, 'Every man [is] a liar.'
Proverbs 18:21Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue, And those loving it 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 →