Psalm 12:2

New International Reader's Version

Everyone tells lies to their neighbors. With their lips they praise others, but they don’t really mean it.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 12:33

The men from Zebulun knew how to fight well. That’s because they had done it many times before. They were prepared for battle. They had every kind of weapon. They came to help David with their whole heart. The total number of them was 50,000.

Psalm 10:7

His mouth is full of lies and warnings. With his tongue he speaks evil and makes trouble.

Psalm 116:11

When I was terrified, I said to myself, “No one tells the truth.”

Psalm 144:11

save me. Set me free from outsiders who attack me. They tell all kinds of lies with their mouths. Even when they make a promise by raising their right hands, they don’t mean it.

Psalm 144:8

They tell all kinds of lies with their mouths. Even when they make a promise by raising their right hands, they don’t mean it.

Psalm 28:3

Don’t drag me away with sinners. Don’t drag me away with those who do evil. They speak in a friendly way to their neighbors. But their hearts are full of hate.

Psalm 38:12

Those who are trying to kill me set their traps. Those who want to harm me talk about destroying me. All day long they make their plans and tell their lies.

Psalm 41:6

When one of them comes to see me, he says things that aren’t true. At the same time, he thinks up lies to tell against me. Then he goes out and spreads those lies around.

Psalm 5:9

Not a word from their mouths can be trusted. Their hearts are filled with a desire to hurt others. Their throats are like open graves. With their tongues they tell lies.

Psalm 55:21

His talk is as smooth as butter. But he has war in his heart. His words flow like olive oil. But they are like swords ready for battle.

Psalm 59:12

They have sinned with their mouths. Their lips have spoken evil words. They have cursed me and lied. Let them be caught in their pride.

Psalm 62:4

Surely my enemies only want to pull me down from my place of honor. They take delight in telling lies. They bless me with what they say. But in their hearts they ask for bad things to happen to me.

Proverbs 20:19

A person who talks about others tells secrets. So avoid anyone who talks too much.

Proverbs 20:6

Many claim to have love that never fails. But who can find a faithful person?

Proverbs 29:5

Those who only pretend to praise their neighbors are spreading a net to catch them by the feet.

Jeremiah 7:28

So say to them, ‘You are a nation that has not obeyed the Lord your God. You did not pay attention when you were corrected. Truth has died out. You do not tell the truth anymore.’ ”

Jeremiah 9:8

Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They tell lies. With their mouths all of them speak kindly to their neighbors. But in their hearts they set traps for them.

Ezekiel 12:24

There will be no more false visions. People will no longer use magic to find out whether good things are going to happen in Israel.

Micah 7:2

Faithful people have disappeared from the land. Those who are honest are gone. Everyone hides and waits to spill the blood of others. They use nets to try and trap one another.

Romans 16:18

People like that are not serving Christ our Lord. They are serving only themselves. With smooth talk and with words they don’t mean they fool people who don’t know any better.

1 Thessalonians 2:5

As you know, we never praised you if we didn’t mean it. We didn’t put on a mask to cover up any sinful desire. God is our witness that this is true.

James 1:8

This kind of person can’t make up their mind. They can never decide what to do.