Psalms 12:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?”
Psalms 12:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 12:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Psalms 12:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?””
Psalms 12:4 — World English Bible
Psalms 12:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; Our lips are our own: who is lord over us? ”
Psalms 12:4 — American Standard Version
Psalms 12:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Who said, `By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips <FI>are<Fi> our own; who <FI>is<Fi> lord over us?'”
Psalms 12:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 12:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail, our lips are our own: who [is] lord over us? ”
Psalms 12:4 — Darby Translation
Psalms 12:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Which haue saide, With our tongue will we preuaile: our lippes are our owne: who is Lord ouer vs?”
Psalms 12:4 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 12:4 in Context — Psalms 12
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:
4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
6 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
What Does Psalms 12:4 Mean?
Psalms 12:4 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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