May the Lord cut off all flattering lips
and the tongue that speaks boastfully.(A)

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May the Lord silence all flattering lips(A)
    and every boastful tongue—(B)

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28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

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28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
    and a flattering mouth(A) works ruin.

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13 Their throat is an open grave;
they deceive with their tongues.(A)[a]
Vipers’ venom is under their lips.(B)[b]

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13 “Their throats are open graves;
    their tongues practice deceit.”[a](A)
“The poison of vipers is on their lips.”[b](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:13 Psalm 5:9
  2. Romans 3:13 Psalm 140:3