3May the Lord cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue


In Context

1 Help, Lord , for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.

2 Everyone lies to his neighbor; their flattering lips speak with deception.

3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue

4 that says, "We will triumph with our tongues; we own our lips -who is our master?"

5 "Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the Lord . "I will protect them from those who malign them."

Psalms 12:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:3The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, [and] the tongue that speaketh proud things:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:3May the Lord destroy all deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:3Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:3May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:3Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:3The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh great things:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:3The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:3Jehovah doth cut off all lips of flattery, A tongue speaking great things,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:3The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaks proud things: