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Psalms 12:4

They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”

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ASV

Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; Our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

KJV

Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
אָֽמְר֨וּ׀'a.me.Ruthey sayH559 →
לִלְשֹׁנֵ֣נוּlil.sho.Ne.nu<to> tongues ourH3956 →
נַ֭גְבִּירNag.birwe will make strongH1396 →
שְׂפָתֵ֣ינוּse.fa.Tei.nulips ourH8193 →
אִתָּ֑נוּ'i.Ta.nu[are] with usH854 →
מִ֖יmiwho?H4310 →
אָד֣וֹן'a.Don[is] masterH113 →
לָֽנוּ׃La.nuof us

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1 Corinthians 6:19Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;Psalms 39:1I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”James 3:5–6In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.2 Thessalonians 2:4He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.Exodus 5:2But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”Job 21:14–15Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.Jeremiah 18:18Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”Daniel 3:15Now, if you are ready, as soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the statue I have made. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?”Jeremiah 2:31You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam; we will come to You no more’?Genesis 3:5“For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”Isaiah 36:18Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?Jeremiah 44:17Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.Job 21:15Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’Psalms 100:3Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.Judges 17:6In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.Hosea 7:16They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.2 Peter 2:10Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.Judges 21:25In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

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