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


In Context

1 To the Overseer, on the octave. — A Psalm of David. Save, Jehovah, for the saintly hath failed, For the stedfast have ceased From the sons of men:

2 Vanity they speak each with his neighbour, Lip of flattery! With heart and heart they speak.

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

4 Who said, 'By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?'

5 Because of the spoiling of the poor, Because of the groaning of the needy, Now do I arise, saith Jehovah, I set in safety him who doth breathe for it.

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 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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