Psalm 12:3
Strong's Lexicon
May the LORD
יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One' 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136

cut off
יַכְרֵ֣ת (yaḵ·rêṯ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3772: 1) to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut off 1a1a) to cut off a body part, behead 1a2) to cut down 1a3) to hew 1a4) to cut or make a covenant 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cut off 1b2) to be cut down 1b3) to be chewed 1b4) to be cut off, fail 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be cut off 1c2) to be cut down 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cut off 1d2) to cut off, destroy 1d3) to cut down, destroy 1d4) to take away 1d5) to permit to perish 1e) (Hophal) cut off

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything

flattering
חֲלָק֑וֹת (ḥă·lā·qō·wṯ)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2513: 1) portion, parcel 1a) of ground 2) smooth part, smoothness, flattery 2a) smoothness, smooth part 2b) slippery places 2c) smoothness, flattery

lips,
שִׂפְתֵ֣י (śip̄·ṯê)
Noun - fdc
Strong's Hebrew 8193: 1) lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding 1a) lip (as body part) 1b) language 1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)

and the tongue
לָ֝שׁ֗וֹן (lā·šō·wn)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3956: 1) tongue 1a) tongue (of men) 1a1) tongue (literal) 1a2) tongue (organ of speech) 1b) language 1c) tongue (of animals) 1d) tongue (of fire) 1e) wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)

that speaks
מְדַבֶּ֥רֶת (mə·ḏab·be·reṯ)
Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1696: 1) to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing 1a) (Qal) to speak 1b) (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to speak 1c2) to promise 1d) (Pual) to be spoken 1e) (Hithpael) to speak 1f) (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight

proud things.
גְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ (gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1419: adj 1) great 1a) large (in magnitude and extent) 1b) in number 1c) in intensity 1d) loud (in sound) 1e) older (in age) 1f) in importance 1f1) important things 1f2) great, distinguished (of men) 1f3) God Himself (of God) subst 1g) great things 1h) haughty things 1i) greatness n pr m 1j) (CLBL) Haggedolim, the great man?, father of Zabdiel

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.

Young's Literal Translation
Jehovah doth cut off all lips of flattery, A tongue speaking great things,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that speaks boastfully.

New American Standard Bible
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaks great things;

King James Bible
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, [and] the tongue that speaketh proud things:
Parallel Verses
New International Version
May the LORD silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue--

New Living Translation
May the LORD cut off their flattering lips and silence their boastful tongues.

English Standard Version
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts,

New American Standard Bible
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaks great things;

King James Bible
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that speaks boastfully.

International Standard Version
The LORD will cut off all slippery lips, and the tongue that boasts great things,

NET Bible
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!

American Standard Version
Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things;

English Revised Version
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh great things:

Young's Literal Translation
Jehovah doth cut off all lips of flattery, A tongue speaking great things,
















Cross References
James 3:5
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

Revelation 13:5
And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

Daniel 7:8
I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.

Hosea 7:16
They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 12:2
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

Psalm 12:1
Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

Psalm 11:7
For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

Psalm 12:4
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

Psalm 12:5
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

Psalm 12:6
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
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