Psalm 12:2
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2 Help, Lord, for no one loyal remains;
the faithful have vanished from the children of men.(A)
Psalm 55:22
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22 Softer than butter is his speech,
but war is in his heart.
Smoother than oil are his words,
but they are unsheathed swords.(A)
Psalm 62:5
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5 Even highly placed people
plot to overthrow him.
They delight in lies;
they bless with their mouths,
but inwardly they curse.(A)
Selah
Proverbs 26:24-28
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24 With their lips enemies pretend,
but inwardly they maintain deceit;
25 When they speak graciously, do not trust them,(A)
for seven abominations[a] are in their hearts.
26 Hatred can be concealed by pretense,
but malice will be revealed in the assembly.[b]
27 Whoever digs a pit falls into it;
and a stone comes back upon the one who rolls it.(B)
28 The lying tongue is its owner’s enemy,
and the flattering mouth works ruin.
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