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Psalm 12:2-4
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2 Everyone tells lies,
    and no one is sincere.
3 Won't you chop off
all flattering tongues
    that brag so loudly?
4 They say to themselves,
“We are great speakers.
    No one else has a chance.”

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Psalm 12:2-4
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2 Everyone lies(A) to their neighbor;
    they flatter with their lips
    but harbor deception in their hearts.(B)

3 May the Lord silence all flattering lips(C)
    and every boastful tongue—(D)
4 those who say,
    “By our tongues we will prevail;(E)
    our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”

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