World English Bible
Psalms 12:4
“who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?”
Verse in context — Psalms 12
2
Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.
3
May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,
4
who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?
5
Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says Yahweh; "I will set him in safety from those who malign him.
6
The words of Yahweh are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.
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