New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 12:2
Psalms 12:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
- New International Version (NIV)Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They speak idly everyone with his neighbor; With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
Context of Psalms 12:2
1Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases to be, For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men. They speak falsehood to one another; With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak. 3May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaks great things; 4Who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?”
Read all of Psalms 12Psalms 12:2 word by word
שָׁ֤וְא׀ יְֽדַבְּרוּ֮ אִ֤ישׁ אֶת־רֵ֫עֵ֥הוּ שְׂפַ֥ת חֲלָק֑וֹת בְּלֵ֖ב וָלֵ֣ב יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 12:2
- Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.
- Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
- Psalms 38:12Those who seek my life lay snares for me; And those who seek to injure me have threatened destruction, And they devise treachery all day long.
- Psalms 41:6And when he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood; His heart gathers wickedness to itself; When he goes outside, he tells it.
- Psalms 52:1Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God endures all day long.
- Psalms 59:12On account of the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, Let them even be caught in their pride, And on account of curses and lies which they utter.
- Psalms 144:8Whose mouths speak deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
- Jeremiah 9:2Oh that I had in the desert A wayfarers’ lodging place; That I might leave my people And go from them! For all of them are adulterers, An assembly of treacherous men.
- Psalms 5:9There is nothing reliable in what they say; Their inward part is destruction itself. Their throat is an open grave; They flatter with their tongue.
- Psalms 28:3Do not drag me away with the wicked And with those who work iniquity, Who speak peace with their neighbors, While evil is in their hearts.
- Psalms 62:4They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position; They delight in falsehood; They bless with their mouth, But inwardly they curse. Selah.
- Proverbs 20:19He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, Therefore do not associate with a gossip.
- Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor Is spreading a net for his steps.
- Ezekiel 12:24For there will no longer be any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel.
- Romans 16:18For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:5For we never came with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed--God is witness--
Commentaries on Psalms 12:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2They speak vanity every one with his neighbor - They are false and hollow; they say one thing while they mean another; there is no trusting to what they say. Flattering lips, and with a double heart do they speak - ולב בלב beleb valeb, "With a heart and a heart." They seem to have two hearts; one to speak fair words, and the other to invent mischief. The old MS. both translates and paraphrases curiously. Trans. Dayn spak ilkan til his neghbur: swykil…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2They speak vanity - This is a statement of the “manner” in which the “godly” and the “faithful” fail, as stated in Psalm 12:1. One of the ways was that there was a disregard of truth; that no confidence could be placed on the statements of those who professed to be pious; that they dealt falsely with their neighbors. The word “vanity” here is equivalent to “falsehood.” What they spoke was a vain and empty thing, instead of being the truth. It had no…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4Evil becomes so widespread that the godly pray for rescue (Isaiah 57:1; Micah 7:2; compare Psalms 1:6; 37:20; 58:7; 104:35).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. The want of it is illustrated by the prevalence of deceit and instability.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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