Psalms 12:2

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Help, LORD, for the godly have vanished; the faithful have disappeared from among humanity.

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  • Ps 41:6 : 6 My enemies speak evil of me, saying, 'When will he die, and his name perish?
  • Rom 16:18 : 18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery, they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
  • Ps 10:7 : 7 His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are trouble and iniquity.
  • Jer 9:8 : 8 Should I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord. Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?
  • Ps 5:9 : 9 LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make Your way straight before me.
  • Ps 144:8 : 8 Whose mouths speak falsehood and whose right hand is a right hand of deception.
  • Ps 28:3 : 3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak peace to their neighbors but harbor evil in their hearts.
  • Jas 1:8 : 8 Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all their ways.
  • 1 Chr 12:33 : 33 From the tribe of Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do, there were 200 chiefs, along with all their relatives under their command.
  • Ezek 12:24 : 24 For there will no longer be any false visions or flattering divinations within the house of Israel.
  • Ps 144:11 : 11 Rescue me and save me from the hand of foreigners, whose mouths speak lies and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
  • Prov 20:19 : 19 A gossip betrays a confidence, so avoid anyone who talks too much.
  • Prov 29:5 : 5 A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.
  • Jer 9:2-6 : 2 They bend their tongues like a bow to shoot lies, not for truth do they grow strong in the land; they go from one evil to another, and they do not know me, declares the Lord. 3 Beware of your neighbor; do not trust even a brother. Every brother utterly deceives, and every friend spreads slander. 4 Each one deceives his neighbor, and they do not speak the truth. They have trained their tongues to speak lies and exhaust themselves with wrongdoing. 5 You live in the midst of deceit, and because of deceit, they refuse to know me, declares the Lord. 6 Therefore, this is what the Lord of Hosts says: Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the sin of my people?
  • Ps 36:3-4 : 3 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, thinking his iniquity will not be discovered or hated. 4 The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; he has stopped being wise and doing good.
  • Ps 38:12 : 12 My loved ones and friends stand aloof from my affliction, and my relatives stand far off.
  • Ps 52:1-4 : 1 For the director of music, a contemplative psalm of David. 2 When Doeg the Edomite came and reported to Saul, saying, 'David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.' 3 Why do you boast about evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all day long. 4 Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, you worker of deceit.
  • Ps 55:21 : 21 He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; he has violated his covenant.
  • Ps 59:12 : 12 Do not kill them, Lord, or my people will forget. Scatter them by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
  • Ps 62:4 : 4 How long will you assault a man? Would you all throw him down—like a leaning wall, a tottering fence?
  • 1 Thess 2:5 : 5 For we never used words of flattery, as you know, nor did we put forth a pretext for greed—God is our witness.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 3Everyone speaks falsehood to their neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

  • Jer 9:3-5
    3 verses
    81%

    3Beware of your neighbor; do not trust even a brother. Every brother utterly deceives, and every friend spreads slander.

    4Each one deceives his neighbor, and they do not speak the truth. They have trained their tongues to speak lies and exhaust themselves with wrongdoing.

    5You live in the midst of deceit, and because of deceit, they refuse to know me, declares the Lord.

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    9LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make Your way straight before me.

  • 22Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are His delight.

  • 36But they deceived Him with their mouths and lied to Him with their tongues.

  • 2For their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk of trouble.

  • 28A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

  • 8Should I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord. Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?

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    19Truthful speech endures forever, but a lying tongue lasts only for a moment.

    20Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but joy is for those who counsel peace.

  • 7His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are trouble and iniquity.

  • 8Whose mouths speak falsehood and whose right hand is a right hand of deception.

  • 4How long will you assault a man? Would you all throw him down—like a leaning wall, a tottering fence?

  • 12Do not kill them, Lord, or my people will forget. Scatter them by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.

  • 5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.

  • 12Her rich men are full of violence; her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.

  • 2When Doeg the Edomite came and reported to Saul, saying, 'David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.'

  • 4A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

  • 1For the director of music. According to the eighth. A psalm of David.

  • Rom 3:13-14
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    74%

    13"Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit." "The venom of vipers is under their lips."

    14Their mouths are full of curses and bitterness.

  • 18O LORD, let me not be put to shame, for I have called out to you. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them be silent in the grave.

  • 2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have opened against me; they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

  • 13Who is the person who desires life and loves many days to see good?

  • 19You let your mouth speak evil, and your tongue devises deceit.

  • 24An enemy disguises themselves with their lips, but in their heart, they harbor deceit.

  • Ps 73:8-9
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    8They scoff and speak with malice; with arrogance, they threaten oppression.

    9They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut through the earth.

  • 3They please the king with their evil and the princes with their lies.

  • Ps 36:2-3
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    73%

    2An oracle of transgression speaks to the wicked within his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes.

    3For he flatters himself in his own eyes, thinking his iniquity will not be discovered or hated.

  • 20For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

  • 4Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, you worker of deceit.

  • 7They return in the evening, snarling like dogs as they prowl the city.

  • 17An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness speaks deceit.

  • 10They close up their hearts to compassion; they speak with arrogance.

  • 19A gossip betrays a confidence, so avoid anyone who talks too much.

  • 24Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and keep corrupt speech far from you.

  • 5He informs his friends for a portion, but the eyes of his children will fail.

  • 28Do not be a false witness against your neighbor or deceive with your lips.

  • 6My enemies speak evil of me, saying, 'When will he die, and his name perish?

  • 35They conceive trouble and give birth to wickedness; their womb prepares deceit.

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    6The arrogant cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all evildoers.

  • Ps 120:2-3
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    2LORD, deliver my soul from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.

    3What will He give you, and what more will He do to you, deceitful tongue?

  • 18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

  • 12A worthless person, a man of wickedness, walks with a corrupt mouth,

  • 4No one calls for justice, and no one pleads with integrity. They rely on empty words and speak lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity.