Psalms 12:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?”

Psalms 12:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 12:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 12:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?””

Psalms 12:4 — World English Bible

Psalms 12:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; Our lips are our own: who is lord over us?”

Psalms 12:4 — American Standard Version

Psalms 12:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Who said, `By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips <FI>are<Fi> our own; who <FI>is<Fi> lord over us?'”

Psalms 12:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 12:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail, our lips are our own: who [is] lord over us?”

Psalms 12:4 — Darby Translation

Psalms 12:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Which haue saide, With our tongue will we preuaile: our lippes are our owne: who is Lord ouer vs?”

Psalms 12:4 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 12:4 in Context — Psalms 12

2 Sauve, Éternel! Car les hommes pieux s’en vont, Les fidèles disparaissent parmi les fils de l’homme.

3 On se dit des faussetés les uns aux autres, On a sur les lèvres des choses flatteuses, On parle avec un cœur double.

4 Que l’Éternel extermine toutes les lèvres flatteuses, La langue qui discourt avec arrogance,

5 Ceux qui disent: Nous sommes puissants par notre langue, Nous avons nos lèvres avec nous; Qui serait notre maître?

6 Parce que les malheureux sont opprimés et que les pauvres gémissent, Maintenant, dit l’Éternel, je me lève, J’apporte le salut à ceux contre qui l’on souffle.

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What Does Psalms 12:4 Mean?

Psalms 12:4 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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