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Read Full Chapter (Psalms 12) Psalms 12:1-3 KJV
"Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:"
Psalms Chapter 12, Verse 1-3
Psalms 12:1-3 in Context (Verses 1–6 KJV)
1
Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.**
2
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.*
3
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:*
4
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?*
5
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.*
6
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.