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

  • Jer 9:3-5
    3 verses
    81%

    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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Rom 3:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

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

    14 Their mouths are full of curses and bitterness.

  • 18 O 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.

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

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

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

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

  • Ps 73:8-9
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    73%

    8 They scoff and speak with malice; with arrogance, they threaten oppression.

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

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

  • Ps 36:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Ps 120:2-3
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    72%

    2 LORD, deliver my soul from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.

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

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

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

  • 4 No 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.