Psalm 12:3

New Century Version

The Lord will stop those flattering lips and cut off those bragging tongues.

Cross References

Job 32:22

I don’t know how to flatter, and if I did, my Maker would quickly take me away.

Psalm 116:11

In my distress I said, “All people are liars.”

Psalm 140:12

I know the Lord will get justice for the poor and will defend the needy in court.

Psalm 17:10

They are selfish and brag about themselves.

Psalm 55:22

Give your worries to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will never let good people down.

Exodus 15:9

“The enemy bragged, ‘I’ll chase them and catch them. I’ll take all their riches; I’ll take all I want. I’ll pull out my sword, and my hand will destroy them.’

Proverbs 18:21

What you say can mean life or death. Those who speak with care will be rewarded.

Proverbs 26:24

Those who hate you may try to fool you with their words, but in their minds they are planning evil.

Isaiah 10:10

I defeated those kingdoms that worship idols, and those idols were more than the idols of Jerusalem and Samaria.

Isaiah 59:4

People take each other to court unfairly, and no one tells the truth in arguing his case. They accuse each other falsely and tell lies. They cause trouble and create more evil.

Jeremiah 12:6

Even your own brothers and members of your own family are making plans against you. They are crying out against you. Don’t trust them, even when they say nice things to you!

Jeremiah 9:8

Their tongues are like sharp arrows. Their mouths speak lies. Everyone speaks nicely to his neighbor, but he is secretly planning to attack him.

Ezekiel 28:2

“Human, say to the ruler of Tyre: ‘This is what the Lord God says: Because you are proud, you say, “I am a god. I sit on the throne of a god in the middle of the seas.” You think you are as wise as a god, but you are a human, not a god.

Ezekiel 28:9

While they are killing you, you will not be able to say anymore, “I am a god.” You will be only a human, not a god, when your murderers kill you.

Ezekiel 29:3

Say: ‘This is what the Lord God says: I am against you, king of Egypt. You are like a great crocodile that lies in the Nile River. You say, “The Nile is mine; I made it for myself.”

Daniel 7:25

This king will speak against the Most High God, and he will hurt and kill God’s holy people. He will try to change times and laws that have already been set. The holy people that belong to God will be in that king’s power for three and one-half years.

Daniel 7:8

“While I was thinking about the horns, another horn grew up among them. It was a little horn with eyes like a human’s eyes. It also had a mouth, and the mouth was bragging. The little horn pulled out three of the other horns.

Malachi 3:13

The Lord says, “You have said terrible things about me. “But you ask, ‘What have we said about you?’

2 Peter 2:18

They brag with words that mean nothing. By their evil desires they lead people into the trap of sin—people who are just beginning to escape from others who live in error.

Jude 1:16

These people complain and blame others, doing the evil things they want to do. They brag about themselves, and they flatter others to get what they want.

Revelation 13:5

The beast was allowed to say proud words and words against God, and it was allowed to use its power for forty-two months.

1 Samuel 2:3

“Don’t continue bragging, don’t speak proud words. The Lord is a God who knows everything, and he judges what people do.