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


In Context

1 Help, Yahweh; 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 Yahweh 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 Yahweh; |I will set him in safety from those who malign him.|

Psalm 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:3May the Lord cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue

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 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: