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Psalms 12:3
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Psalms 12:3
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May the LORD silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue—
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Psalms 12:3 in Other Translations
KJV
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The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
ESV
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May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts,
NLT
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May the LORD cut off their flattering lips and silence their boastful tongues.
MSG
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Slice their lips off their faces! Pull The braggart tongues from their mouths!
CSB
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May the Lord cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that speaks boastfully.
Psalms 12:3 In-Context
1
Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
2
Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.
3
May the LORD silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue—
4
those who say, “By our tongues we will prevail; our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”
5
“Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will protect them from those who malign them.”
Cross References
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1.
Proverbs 26:28
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Proverbs 28:23
2.
Psalms 73:9
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Daniel 7:8
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James 3:5
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Revelation 13:5
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