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Psalms 12:3

The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 12:4.

יַכְרֵ֣תyakhretcovenantכָּרַתverb, hiphil, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “covenant”, a wish or indirect commandH3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).שִׂפְתֵ֣יsiftelanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the 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.חֲלָק֑וֹתchalaqotfieldחֶלְקָהadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “field”, the ordinary formH2513properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotmentfield, flattering(-ry), ground, parcel, part, piece of land (ground), plat, portion, slippery place, smooth (thing).לָ֝שׁ֗וֹןlashontongueלָשׁוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “tongue”, the ordinary formH3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.מְדַבֶּ֥רֶתmedaberetspeakדָבַרverb, piel, participle, absolute — “speak”, a verb used as a describing wordH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, 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.גְּדֹלֽוֹתgedolotgreatגָּדוֹלadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “great”, the ordinary formH1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(12-4) May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things!

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things;

Young’s Literal Translation

Jehovah doth cut off all lips of flattery, A tongue speaking great things,

World English Bible

May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,

Darby Translation

Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things,

Douay-Rheims

How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(12-4) May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things!

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let the Lord destroy all the deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaks great words:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξολοθρεύσαι Κύριος πάντα τὰ χείλη τὰ δόλια, καὶ γλῶσσαν μεγαλοῤῥήμονα·