Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
and the tongue that speaks boastfully.
New American Standard Bible
The tongue that
King James Version
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
International Standard Version
The LORD will cut off all slippery lips, and the tongue that boasts great things,
A Conservative Version
LORD will cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaks great things,
American Standard Version
Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things;
Amplified
May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
The tongue that speaks great things [in boasting];
Bible in Basic English
The smooth lips and the tongue of pride will be cut off by the Lord.
Darby Translation
Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things,
Julia Smith Translation
Jehovah will cut off all smooth lips, and the tongue speaking great things:
King James 2000
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaks proud things:
Lexham Expanded Bible
May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, [the] tongue speaking great boasts--
Modern King James verseion
Jehovah shall cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaks proud things,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The LORD shall root out all deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things,
NET Bible
May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!
New Heart English Bible
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,
The Emphasized Bible
May Yahweh cut off All the lips that utter smooth things, - the tongue that speaketh swelling words;
Webster
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
World English Bible
May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,
Youngs Literal Translation
Jehovah doth cut off all lips of flattery, A tongue speaking great things,
Themes
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 12:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Oppression By The Wicked
2
they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.
and the tongue that speaks boastfully.
our lips are our own—who can be our master?”
Names
Cross References
Daniel 7:8
“While I was considering the horns, suddenly another horn,
Revelation 13:5
A mouth was given to him to speak boasts and blasphemies.
Psalm 17:10
their mouths speak arrogantly.
Exodus 15:9
“I will pursue, I will overtake,
I will divide the spoil.
My desire will be gratified at their expense.
I will draw my sword;
my hand will destroy
1 Samuel 2:3
or let arrogant words come out of your mouth,
for the Lord is a God of knowledge,
and actions are weighed by Him.
1 Samuel 17:43-44
He said to David, “Am I a dog
2 Kings 19:23-24
You have said:
I have gone up to the heights of the mountains,
to the far recesses of Lebanon.
I cut down its tallest cedars,
its choice cypress trees.
I came to its farthest outpost,
its densest forest.
Job 32:22
otherwise, my Maker would remove me in an instant.
Psalm 73:8-9
they arrogantly threaten oppression.
Proverbs 18:21
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Isaiah 10:10
whose idols exceeded those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
Ezekiel 28:2
“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre: This is what the Lord God says:
and you have said, ‘I am a god;
I sit in the seat of gods
in the heart of the sea.’
Yet you are a man and not a god,
though you have regarded your heart
as that of a god.
Ezekiel 28:9
in the presence of those who kill
Yet you will be only a man, not a god,
in the hands of those who kill you.
Ezekiel 29:3
Speak to him and say: This is what the Lord God says:
the great monster
who says, ‘My Nile is my own;
I made it for myself.’
Daniel 4:30-31
the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great that I have built by my vast power to be a royal residence and to display my majestic glory?”
Daniel 7:25
He will speak words against the Most High
Malachi 3:13
“Your words against Me are harsh,”
Yet you ask: “What have we spoken against You?”
2 Peter 2:18
For by uttering boastful, empty words,
Jude 1:16
These people are discontented grumblers, walking according to their desires;