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They speak falseness to each other.[a]
With flattering lips,
with a double heart[b] they speak.
May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips,
the tongue speaking great boasts—
those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail.
Our lips are on our side.
Who is master over us?”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 12:2 Literally “each with his companion”
  2. Psalm 12:2 Literally “a heart and a heart”

Everyone lies(A) to their neighbor;
    they flatter with their lips
    but harbor deception in their hearts.(B)

May the Lord silence all flattering lips(C)
    and every boastful tongue—(D)
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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