Psalm 12:4 Meaning
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
Context Explained
2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
3The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
4Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
5For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
6The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Isaiah 14:13-14
Both passages reflect a spirit of arrogance and self-assertion against God.
Proverbs 21:24
This verse describes the scoffer who is arrogant in their speech.
Romans 1:22
Paul discusses the folly of claiming wisdom while rejecting God.
Source: Psalm 12:4