Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Who said, By our tongues we shall prevail; our lips are with us: who is Lord over us?
New American Standard Bible
Our lips are
King James Version
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
Holman Bible
our lips are our own—who can be our master?”
International Standard Version
those who say, "By our tongues we will prevail; our lips belong to us. Who is master over us?"
A Conservative Version
who have said, With our tongue will we prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?
American Standard Version
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; Our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
Amplified
Who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are our own; who is lord and master over us?”
Bible in Basic English
They have said, With our tongues will we overcome; our lips are ours: who is lord over us?
Darby Translation
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail, our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
King James 2000
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
Lexham Expanded Bible
[those] who say, "With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips [are] on our side. Who [is] master over us?"
Modern King James verseion
that has said, With our tongue we shall do much; our lips are our own; who is lord over us?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Which have said, "With our tongue will we prevail; we are they that ought to speak; Who is lord over us?"
NET Bible
They say, "We speak persuasively; we know how to flatter and boast. Who is our master?"
New Heart English Bible
who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?"
The Emphasized Bible
Them who say - With our tongue, will we prevail, our lips, are our own, who is our master?
Webster
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
World English Bible
who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?"
Youngs Literal Translation
Who said, 'By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?'
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 12:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Oppression By The Wicked
3 Jehovah will cut off all smooth lips, and the tongue speaking great things: 4 Who said, By our tongues we shall prevail; our lips are with us: who is Lord over us? 5 From the oppression of the poor, from the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, Jehovah will say; I will set with salvation, he will puff at him.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 3:5
For God is knowing in the day of your eating from it, and your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.
Exodus 5:2
And Pharaoh will say, Who is Jehovah, whose voice I shall hear to send forth Israel? I knew not Jehovah, and also I shall not send Israel forth.
Job 21:14-15
And they will say to God, Depart from us; and we desired not the knowledge of thy ways.
Jeremiah 2:31
O generation, see ye the word of Jehovah. Was I the desert to Israel? If a land of thick darkness? wherefore said my people, We had dominion, we will come no more to thee?
Jeremiah 18:18
And they will say, Come, and we will purpose purposes against Jeremiah; for law shall not perish from the priest, and counsel from the wise, and the word from the prophet Come, and we will strike him with the tongue, and we will not attend to any of his words.
Daniel 3:15
Now if ye being prepared that in the time that ye shall hear the voice of the horn, the pipe, the harp, the lyre, the psaltery, and the bagpipe, and all sorts of music, ye shall fall and prostrate yourselves to the image that I made; and if ye shall not prostrate yourselves in the same moment, ye shall be cast into the midst of the furnace of flaming fire; and who that God that shall deliver you from my hands?
2 Thessalonians 2:4
Who being opposed and lifted up above all called God, or which is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
James 3:5-6
So also the tongue is a small member, and vaunts itself. Behold, how great a wood a little fire inflames