Psalms 12:3

3 May the LORD silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue—

Psalms 12:3 in Other Translations

KJV
3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
ESV
3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts,
NLT
3 May the LORD cut off their flattering lips and silence their boastful tongues.
MSG
3 Slice their lips off their faces! Pull The braggart tongues from their mouths!
CSB
3 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 2

  • 1. Proverbs 26:28; Proverbs 28:23
  • 2. Psalms 73:9; Daniel 7:8; James 3:5; Revelation 13:5
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