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Psalm 12:1–3
Psalm 12:1–3 — The New International Version (NIV)
1 Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore;
those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
2 Everyone lies to their neighbor;
they flatter with their lips
but harbor deception in their hearts.
3 May the Lord silence all flattering lips
and every boastful tongue—
Psalm 12:1–3 — English Standard Version (ESV)
1 Save, O Lord, for the godly one is gone;
for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.
2 Everyone utters lies to his neighbor;
with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
the tongue that makes great boasts,
Psalm 12:1–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
1 Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men. 2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: With flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. 3 The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, And the tongue that speaketh proud things:
Psalm 12:1–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)
1 Help, O Lord, for the godly are fast disappearing!
The faithful have vanished from the earth!
2 Neighbors lie to each other,
speaking with flattering lips and deceitful hearts.
3 May the Lord cut off their flattering lips
and silence their boastful tongues.
Psalm 12:1–3 — New Century Version (NCV)
1 Save me, Lord, because the good people are all gone;
no true believers are left on earth.
2 Everyone lies to his neighbors;
they say one thing and mean another.
3 The Lord will stop those flattering lips
and cut off those bragging tongues.
Psalm 12:1–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)
1 Help, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth;
For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
2 They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor:
With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
3 Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips,
The tongue that speaketh great things;
Psalm 12:1–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
1 Save, Jehovah, for the godly man is gone; for the faithful have failed from among the children of men. 2 They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour: with flattering lip, with a double heart, do they speak. 3 Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things,
Psalm 12:1–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
1 Help, O Lord.
No godly person is left.
Faithful people have vanished from among Adam’s descendants!
2 All people speak foolishly.
They speak with flattering lips. They say one thing but mean another.
3 May the Lord cut off every flattering lip
and every bragging tongue
Psalm 12:1–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
1 Help, Lord, for no faithful one remains;
the loyal have disappeared from the human race.
2 They lie to one another;
they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.
3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips
and the tongue that speaks boastfully.
Psalm 12:1–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
1 Help, O Lord, for there is no longer anyone who is godly;
the faithful have disappeared from humankind.
2 They utter lies to each other;
with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
the tongue that makes great boasts,
Psalm 12:1–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
1 Save, O Yahweh, for the pious have ceased to be;
for the faithful have vanished
from among the children of humankind.
2 They speak falseness to each other.
With flattering lips,
with a double heart they speak.
3 May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips,
the tongue speaking great boasts—
Psalm 12:1–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
1 Help, Lord! Those who do what is right are gone.
Those who are faithful have disappeared from the earth.
2 Everyone tells lies to his neighbors.
With his lips he praises others, but he doesn’t really mean it.
3 May the Lord cut off all lips that don’t mean what they say.
May he cut out every tongue that brags.
Psalm 12:1–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
1 Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases to be,
For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.
2 They speak falsehood to one another;
With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak.
3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
The tongue that speaks great things;
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