Psalm 12:2

Holman Christian Standard Bible

They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 12:33

From Zebulun: 50,000 who could serve in the army, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, with one purpose to help David.

Psalm 10:7

Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth; trouble and malice are under his tongue.

Psalm 116:11

In my alarm I said, “Everyone is a liar.”

Psalm 144:11

Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners whose mouths speak lies, whose right hands are deceptive.

Psalm 144:8

whose mouths speak lies, whose right hands are deceptive.

Psalm 28:3

Do not drag me away with the wicked, with the evildoers, who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.

Psalm 38:12

Those who seek my life set traps, and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me; they plot treachery all day long.

Psalm 41:6

When one of them comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully; he stores up evil in his heart; he goes out and talks.

Psalm 5:9

For there is nothing reliable in what they say; destruction is within them; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongues.

Psalm 55:21

His buttery words are smooth, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, but they are drawn swords.

Psalm 59:12

For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. They utter curses and lies.

Psalm 62:4

They only plan to bring him down from his high position. They take pleasure in lying; they bless with their mouths, but they curse inwardly. Selah

Proverbs 20:19

The one who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid someone with a big mouth.

Proverbs 20:6

Many a man proclaims his own loyalty, but who can find a trustworthy man?

Proverbs 29:5

A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

Jeremiah 7:28

You must therefore declare to them: This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the Lord their God and would not accept discipline. Truth has perished — it has disappeared from their mouths.

Jeremiah 9:8

Their tongues are deadly arrows — they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peaceably with his friend, but inwardly he sets up an ambush.

Ezekiel 12:24

For there will no longer be any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel.

Micah 7:2

Godly people have vanished from the land; there is no one upright among the people. All of them wait in ambush to shed blood; they hunt each other with a net.

Romans 16:18

for such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites. They deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.

1 Thessalonians 2:5

For we never used flattering speech, as you know, or had greedy motives — God is our witness —

James 1:8

An indecisive man is unstable in all his ways.