They speak deceitfully every one with his neighbor, [a]flattering with their lips, and speak with a double heart.

The Lord cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

Which have said, [b]With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own; who is Lord over us?

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 12:2 He meaneth the flatterers of the court which hurt him more with their tongues, than with their weapons.
  2. Psalm 12:4 They think themselves able to persuade whatsoever they take in hand.

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