Everyone lies(A) to their neighbor;
    they flatter with their lips
    but harbor deception in their hearts.(B)

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(A)They speak idly everyone with his neighbor;
With flattering lips and [a]a double heart they speak.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 12:2 An inconsistent mind

I do not sit(A) with the deceitful,
    nor do I associate with hypocrites.(B)

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I have not (A)sat with idolatrous mortals,
Nor will I go in with hypocrites.

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21 His talk is smooth as butter,(A)
    yet war is in his heart;
his words are more soothing than oil,(B)
    yet they are drawn swords.(C)

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21 (A)The words of his mouth were smoother than butter,
But war was in his heart;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet they were drawn swords.

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Their tongue(A) is a deadly arrow;
    it speaks deceitfully.
With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors,(B)
    but in their hearts they set traps(C) for them.(D)

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Their tongue is an arrow shot out;
It speaks (A)deceit;
One speaks (B)peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth,
But [a]in his heart he [b]lies in wait.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 9:8 Inwardly he
  2. Jeremiah 9:8 sets his ambush