Psalms 12:2
“They speake vanitie euery one with his neighbour: with flattering lips, and with a double heart do they speake.”
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Psalms 12:2 Context
1[To the chiefe Musician vpon Sheminith. A Psalme of Dauid.] Helpe Lord, for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithfull faile from among the children of men. 2They speake vanitie euery one with his neighbour: with flattering lips, and with a double heart do they speake. 3The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things. 4Who haue said, with our tongue wil we preuaile, our lips are our owne: who is Lord ouer vs?
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Other Translations
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: [with] flattering lips [and] with a double heart do they speak.
- King James Version
They speak falsehood to one another; With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.
- Basic English Bible
They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour: [with] flattering lip, with a double heart, do they speak.
- Darby Bible
They speak vanity every one with his neighbor: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
- Webster's Bible
Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.
- World English Bible
Vanity they speak each with his neighbour, Lip of flattery! With heart and heart they speak.
- Youngs Literal Bible
(12:3) They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour; with flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version
They speak falsehood to one another; With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.
- Basic English Bible
They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour: [with] flattering lip, with a double heart, do they speak.
- Darby Bible
They speak vanity every one with his neighbor: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
- Webster's Bible
Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.
- World English Bible
Vanity they speak each with his neighbour, Lip of flattery! With heart and heart they speak.
- Youngs Literal Bible
(12:3) They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour; with flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible