Psalms 12:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.”

Psalms 12:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 12:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 12:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.”

Psalms 12:2 — World English Bible

Psalms 12:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.”

Psalms 12:2 — American Standard Version

Psalms 12:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Vanity they speak each with his neighbour, Lip of flattery! With heart and heart they speak.”

Psalms 12:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 12:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour: [with] flattering lip, with a double heart, do they speak.”

Psalms 12:2 — Darby Translation

Psalms 12:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They speake deceitfully euery one with his neighbour, flattering with their lips, and speake with a double heart.”

Psalms 12:2 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 12:2 in Context — Psalms 12

1 Al Músico principal: sobre Seminith: Salmo de David. SALVA, oh Jehová, porque se acabaron los misericordiosos: porque se han acabado los fieles de entre los hijos de los hombres.

2 Mentira habla cada uno con su prójimo; con labios lisonjeros, con corazón doble hablan.

3 Destruirá Jehová todos los labios lisonjeros, la lengua que habla grandezas;

4 Que dijeron: Por nuestra lengua prevaleceremos; nuestros labios están con nosotros: ¿quién nos es señor?

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What Does Psalms 12:2 Mean?

Psalms 12:2 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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