Psalms 12:2 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Vanity they speak each with his neighbour, Lip of flattery! With heart and heart they speak.

English ASV

They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.

English Amplified

To his neighbor each one speaks words without use or worth or truth; with flattering lips and double heart [deceitfully] they speak.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

To his neighbor each one speaks words without use or worth or truth; with flattering lips and double heart [deceitfully] they speak.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour: [with] flattering lip, with a double heart, do they speak.

English EASY 2024

Everybody tells lies to one another. When they say nice things, they do it to deceive their friends.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

People lie to their neighbors. They say whatever they think people want to hear.

Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

All of them lie to one another; they deceive each other with flattery.

English God's Word - GW 1995

All people speak foolishly. They speak with flattering lips. They say one thing but mean another.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.

English KJV 1611

They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

English LSB

They speak worthlessness to one another; With a flattering lip and with a double heart they speak.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

They speak empty words, each with his own neighbor; with flattering lips and a deceitful heart they speak.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

They speak falsehood to one another; With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Help, LORD, for no one loyal remains; the faithful have vanished from the human race

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Everyone tells lies to his neighbors. With his lips he praises others, but he doesn't really mean it.

English NIV

Everyone lies to his neighbor; their flattering lips speak with deception.

English NKJ 1982

They speak idly everyone with his neighbor; With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

English NLT

Neighbors lie to each other, speaking with flattering lips and insincere hearts.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

They utter lies to each other; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Everyone lies, everyone flatters, and everyone deceives. Nothing but empty talk, smooth talk, and double-talk.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Every one utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Everyone deceives and flatters and lies. There is no sincerity left.

English Tyndale 1537

Every man telleth lies to his neighbour, they do but flatter with their lips and dissemble in their heart.

Psalms 12:2 — Compare Translations