(Psalm 12 For the Chief Musician; set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David.)Help, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men.ISA:57:1 MIC:7:2 PRO:20:6
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They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.PS:14:3 ISA:59:15 JER:9:2 MIC:7:2 1CH:12:33 PS:4:2 PS:55:21 JER:9:8 ROM:16:18
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Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things;JOB:5:21 ISA:59:3-4 JER:9:7 DAN:7:8 REV:13:5
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Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; Our lips are our own: who is lord over us?PS:31:19
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Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.DEU:15:9 PS:9:18 PS:34:6 PS:35:10 PRO:22:23
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The words of Jehovah are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, Purified seven times.ISA:33:10 2SM:22:31 PS:18:30 PS:19:8 PS:119:140 PRO:30:5
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Thou wilt keep them, O Jehovah, Thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.PRO:30:5 PS:37:28 PS:97:10
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The wicked walk on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.