Psalm 12:2

New International Version

Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.

Cross References

Romans 16:18

For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.

Jeremiah 9:8

Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceitfully. With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors, but in their hearts they set traps for them.

Psalm 41:6

When one of them comes to see me, he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander; then he goes out and spreads it around.

Psalm 144:8

whose mouths are full of lies, whose right hands are deceitful.

Psalm 10:7

His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.

Psalm 5:9

Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with malice. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they tell lies.

James 1:8

Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.

Psalm 28:3

Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak cordially with their neighbors but harbor malice in their hearts.

1 Thessalonians 2:5

You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed—God is our witness.

Ezekiel 12:24

For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations among the people of Israel.

Proverbs 29:5

Those who flatter their neighbors are spreading nets for their feet.

Proverbs 20:19

A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much.

Psalm 144:11

deliver me; rescue me from the hands of foreigners whose mouths are full of lies, whose right hands are deceitful.

Psalm 62:4

Surely they intend to topple me from my lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse.

Psalm 55:21

His talk is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.

Psalm 59:12

For the sins of their mouths, for the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. For the curses and lies they utter,

1 Chronicles 12:33

from Zebulun, experienced soldiers prepared for battle with every type of weapon, to help David with undivided loyalty—50,000;

Psalm 38:12

Those who want to kill me set their traps, those who would harm me talk of my ruin; all day long they scheme and lie.

Psalm 116:11

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

Proverbs 20:6

Many claim to have unfailing love, but a faithful person who can find?

Jeremiah 7:28

Therefore say to them, ‘This is the nation that has not obeyed the Lord its God or responded to correction. Truth has perished; it has vanished from their lips.

Micah 7:2

The faithful have been swept from the land; not one upright person remains. Everyone lies in wait to shed blood; they hunt each other with nets.