Psalm 12:3
The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
Cross-reference
Psalm 73:9 shows tongues that 'stride through the earth' and set themselves against heaven—a vivid parallel to the boastful 'great things' spoken here.
Psalm 73:8 describes scoffers who speak with malice and threaten loftily—another instance of the proud speech that Psalm 12:3 asks God to cut off.
In Psalm 17:10, the same arrogant speech appears: enemies speak proudly with closed hearts, echoing the boastful tongues condemned here.
Psalm 140:11 asks that slanderers not be established, a direct parallel to cutting off flattering lips.
Psalm 5:9 describes flattering tongues and open graves, reinforcing the destructive nature of the speech cursed here.
Psalm 31:18 calls for lying lips to be silenced, paralleling the plea to cut off boastful tongues.
Psalm 50:19 condemns using the mouth for evil and deceit, aligning with the judgment on evil speech here.
Ezekiel 28:2 condemns the prince of Tyre's boastful claim to be a god — the same arrogant speech Psalm 12:3 asks God to cut off.
1 Samuel 2:3 warns against proud talk and arrogance from the mouth, directly reinforcing the call to cut off flattering lips in Psalm 12:3.
Ezekiel 28:9 continues the judgment: even facing death, the prince still claims deity — echoing the 'tongue that speaks great things'.
Ezekiel 29:3 has Pharaoh boasting 'My Nile is my own; I made it' — another example of the proud speech Psalm 12:3 targets.
Daniel 4:30 records Nebuchadnezzar's boast about his mighty power and glory — exactly the kind of arrogant tongue Psalm 12:3 condemns.
Daniel 4:31 shows God's immediate judgment on Nebuchadnezzar's boast — the divine response to the very speech Psalm 12:3 asks to be cut off.
Daniel 7:25 says the horn 'shall speak words against the Most High' — a specific instance of the arrogant speech Psalm 12:3 condemns.
Malachi 3:13 records Israel's hard words against God — another example of the proud speech Psalm 12:3 asks God to silence.
2 Peter 2:18 warns of false teachers who 'speak loud boasts of folly' — the same flattering, arrogant lips Psalm 12:3 condemns.
Jude 1:16 describes 'loud-mouthed boasters' — a direct parallel to the 'tongue that speaks great things' in Psalm 12:3.
In Revelation 13:5, the beast's mouth speaking great things echoes the same phrase — a proud, blasphemous tongue facing divine judgment.
Isaiah 10:10 records the Assyrian king boasting about conquering idolatrous kingdoms—another instance of the proud speech condemned in Psalm 12:3.
Job 32:22 shows Elihu refusing to flatter because God would 'take me away'—directly illustrating the Psalm's warning that God cuts off flattering lips.
2 Kings 19:24 continues the Assyrian king's arrogant claims of power, mirroring the boastful speech that Psalm 12:3 calls for God to cut off.
2 Kings 19:23 quotes the Assyrian king taunting the Lord with boasts of conquest—a direct example of the 'great things' spoken by proud tongues.
1 Samuel 17:44 continues Goliath's boast, threatening to feed David to birds—a specific instance of the boastful tongue described in Psalm 12:3.
Exodus 15:9 records the enemy's boastful vow to pursue and destroy—a concrete example of the arrogant speech that Psalm 12:3 condemns.
Job 17:5 directly addresses flattery to friends, showing a specific social context for the flattering lips condemned here.
Matthew 2:8 records Herod's feigned worship — a classic example of flattering lips that deceive.
Acts 24:2 shows Tertullus flattering Felix, illustrating the flattering lips condemned here.
Jeremiah 43:2 shows proud men falsely accusing Jeremiah, similar to the proud speech condemned here.
Proverbs 14:3 links pride to the mouth of fools, reinforcing the proud speech condemned here.
1 Thessalonians 2:5 shows Paul rejecting flattery, contrasting with the flattering lips condemned here.
1 Samuel 17:43 has Goliath cursing David with arrogant words—another display of the proud speech that Psalm 12:3 asks God to silence.