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Psalm 12:3
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,
Psalm 12:3 · World English Bible
Psalm 12:3 in other translations
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,
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In context
1 Help, LORD; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
2 Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.
3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,
4 who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?”
5 “Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD; “I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”
6 The LORD’s words are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.
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