May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.Psalm 12:3
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
יַכְרֵ֣ת יְ֭הוָה כָּל־שִׂפְתֵ֣י חֲלָק֑וֹת לָ֝שׁ֗וֹן מְדַבֶּ֥רֶת גְּדֹלֽוֹת׃
- יַכְרֵ֣תyakh.Ret“may he cut off”Verb, hiphil, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כָּרַת · “eliminate” · Strong's H3772I
- יְ֭הוָהYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- כָּל־kol-“all”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- שִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.Tei“[the] lips of”Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from שָׂפָה · “lips” · Strong's H8193G
- חֲלָק֑וֹתcha.la.Kot“flatteri<es>”Adjective, feminine, plural, absolute · from חֶלְקָה · “smoothness” · Strong's H2513B
- לָ֝שׁ֗וֹןla.Shon“a tongue”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from לָשׁוֹן · “tongue” · Strong's H3956G
- מְדַבֶּ֥רֶתme.da.Be.ret“[which] speaks”Verb, piel, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
- גְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ge.do.Lot“great [things]”Adjective, feminine, plural, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)