Monday, March 7, 2016

Psalm 12:1-2

Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race. Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.

Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore 
Isaiah 57:1  The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; the devout are taken away and no one understands that the righteous are taken to be spared from evil.
Micah 7:2  The faithful have been swept from the land; not one upright person remains. Everyone lies in wait to shed blood; they hunt each other with nets.

Everyone lies to their neighbor 
Psalm 5:6  ... you destroy those who tell lies. The bloodthirsty and deceitful you, LORD, detest.
Psalm 34:12-13  Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.
Psalm 141:3  Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.
Proverbs 6:16, 19  There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him: ... a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.
Proverbs 12:17  An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness tells lies.
Proverbs 13:3  Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.
Isaiah 32:7  Scoundrels use wicked methods, they make up evil schemes to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.

they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts 
Psalm 5:9  Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with malice. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they tell lies.
Romans 16:18  For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.

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