Psalms 12:2
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Psalms 12:2
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To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
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They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
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The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
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Verse Text
They speakH1696 vanityH7723 every oneH376 with his neighbourH7453: with flatteringH2513 lipsH8193 and with a doubleH3820 heartH3820 do they speakH1696.
שָׁוְא ׀ יְדַבְּרוּ אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ שְׂפַת חֲלָקֹות בְּלֵב וָלֵב יְדַבֵּרוּ׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
שָׁ֤וְא |
shav' | H7723 | HNcmsa | falsehood |
יְֽדַבְּרוּ֮ |
ye.da.be.Ru | H1696 | HVpi3mp | they speak |
אִ֤ישׁ |
'ish | H376 | HNcmsa | each |
אֶת |
'et- | H854 | HR | with |
רֵ֫עֵ֥/הוּ |
re.'E./hu | H7453 | HNcmsc/Sp3ms | neighbor/ his |
שְׂפַ֥ת |
se.Fat | H8193 | HNcfsc | a lip of |
חֲלָק֑וֹת |
cha.la.Kot | H2513 | HAafpa | flatteri(es) |
בְּ/לֵ֖ב |
be./Lev | H3820 | HR/Ncmsa | with/ a heart |
וָ/לֵ֣ב |
va./Lev | H3820 | HC/Ncmsa | and/ a heart |
יְדַבֵּֽרוּ |
ye.da.Be.ru | H1696 | HVpi3mp | they speak |
- H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh) H802.
- H1696 — דָבַר (dâbar, daw-bar'): a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue; answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.
- H2513 — חֶלְקָה (chelqâh, khel-kaw'): feminine of חֵלֶק (chêleq) H2506; properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment; field, flattering(-ry), ground, parcel, part, piece of land (ground), plat, portion, slippery place, smooth (thing).
- H3820 — לֵב (lêb, labe): a form of לֵבָב (lêbâb) H3824; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything; [phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom] themselves, [idiom] unawares, understanding, [idiom] well, willingly, wisdom.
- H7453 — רֵעַ (rêaʻ, ray'-ah): or רֵיעַ (rêyaʻ); from רָעָה (râʻâh) H7462; an associate (more or less close); brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other.
- H7723 — שָׁוְא (shâvᵉʼ, shawv): or שַׁו (shav); from the same as שׁוֹא (shôwʼ) H7722 in the sense of desolating; evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain); false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.
- H8193 — שָׂפָה (sâphâh, saw-faw'): or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת (sepheth); probably from סָפָה (çâphâh) H5595 or שָׁפָה (shâphâh) H8192 through the idea of termination (compare סוֹף (çôwph) H5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.); band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
Verse Cross-References
- a double heart — 1 Chronicles 12:33, James 1:8
- flattering — Psalms 5:9, Psalms 28:3, Psalms 62:4, Proverbs 20:19, Proverbs 29:5, Ezekiel 12:24, Romans 16:18, 1 Thessalonians 2:5
- They — Psalms 10:7, Psalms 36:3-4, Psalms 38:12, Psalms 41:6, Psalms 52:1-4, Psalms 59:12, Psalms 144:8, Psalms 144:11, Jeremiah 9:2-6, Jeremiah 9:8
Reciprocal references (40): Genesis 29:19, Genesis 34:13, Judges 8:18, Judges 16:6, 1 Samuel 18:17, 2 Samuel 11:8, 2 Samuel 13:24, 2 Samuel 15:3, 1 Kings 22:30, 1 Chronicles 12:17, 2 Chronicles 18:29, Nehemiah 6:2, Nehemiah 6:10, Job 17:5, Job 31:5, Job 32:22, Psalms 50:19, Psalms 60:4, Proverbs 7:21, Proverbs 10:18, Proverbs 12:5, Proverbs 23:7, Proverbs 26:25, Isaiah 58:9, Isaiah 59:15, Jeremiah 9:4, Jeremiah 12:6, Daniel 11:27, Habakkuk 1:3, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 15:11, Matthew 22:16, Mark 12:14, Luke 6:45, Luke 20:21, Acts 12:22, Acts 23:20, Acts 24:2, 1 Timothy 3:8, James 3:5
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