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Everyone speaks lies to his neighbor;
    they speak with flattering lips and hidden motives.[a]
The Lord will cut off all slippery lips,
    and the tongue that boasts great things,
those who say,
    “By our tongues we will prevail;
        our lips belong to us.
    Who is master[b] over us?”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 12:2 Lit. with slippery lips and a double heart
  2. Psalm 12:4 Or lord