Berean Standard Bible

Psalm 12:4

“They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?””

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²They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.

³May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.

⁴They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”

⁵“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”

⁶The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.

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