Psalms 12 cross-references
Psalms 12 has 8 verses, which point to 117 other passages and are cited by 164. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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Words characteristic of Psalms 12 in the original text, with the number of verses using each. Select one for a full word study.
- שָׂפָה saphah “lips” 3
- חֶלְקָה chelqah “portion” 2
- לָשׁוֹן lashon “tongue” 2
- אָדָם adam “man” 2
- פּוּחַ puach “to breathe” 1
- זוּ zu “this” 1
- גָּבַר gavar “to prevail” 1
- שֹׁד shod “violence” 1
- אֵת et “with” 2
- צָרַף tsaraph “to refine” 1
- חָסִיד chasid “pious” 1
- יֵשַׁע yesah “salvation” 1
People in Psalms 12
- David 1
Psalms 12:1
[To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.] Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
Points to (18)
- Isaiah 57:1 — The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering… 14 votes
- Matthew 24:12 — And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 12 votes
- Jeremiah 5:1 — Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places… 12 votes
- Isaiah 59:13–15 — In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt,… 11 votes
- Isaiah 1:21–22 — How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now… 10 votes
- Isaiah 63:5 — And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own… 9 votes
Pointed to from (16)
- Isaiah 57:1 — The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering… 18 votes
- Micah 7:2 — The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for… 9 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:28 — Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those… 7 votes
- Proverbs 20:6 — Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? 7 votes
Psalms 12:2
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
Points to (21)
- Romans 16:18 — For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair… 10 votes
- Jeremiah 9:8 — Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his… 8 votes
- Psalms 41:6 — And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad,… 7 votes
- Psalms 144:8 — Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood. 6 votes
- Psalms 10:7 — His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity. 6 votes
- Psalms 5:9 — For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open… 6 votes
Pointed to from (48)
- Proverbs 23:7 — For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. 41 votes
- Luke 6:45 — A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of… 15 votes
- Matthew 15:11 — Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a… 13 votes
- James 3:5 — Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire… 12 votes
Psalms 12:3
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
Points to (19)
- Proverbs 18:21 — Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. 6 votes
- Revelation 13:5 — And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to… 5 votes
- Daniel 7:8 — I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were… 5 votes
- Psalms 17:10 — They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly. 4 votes
- Jude 1:16 — These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling… 2 votes
- 2 Peter 2:18 — For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much… 2 votes
Pointed to from (11)
- Romans 3:13 — Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under… 4 votes
- Daniel 7:8 — I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were… 4 votes
- Psalms 36:11 — Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me. 4 votes
- Psalms 31:18 — Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the… 4 votes
Psalms 12:4
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
Points to (8)
- James 3:5–6 — Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire… 8 votes
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4 — Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God… 6 votes
- Job 21:14–15 — Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. 6 votes
- Exodus 5:2 — And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD,… 6 votes
- Jeremiah 18:18 — Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the… 5 votes
- Daniel 3:15 — Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and… 4 votes
Pointed to from (15)
- 1 Corinthians 6:19 — What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and… 17 votes
- Psalms 39:1 — [To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.] I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin… 12 votes
- Psalms 100:3 — Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the… 4 votes
- Hosea 7:16 — They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword… 3 votes
Psalms 12:5
For 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.
Points to (22)
- Psalms 34:6 — This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. 32 votes
- Proverbs 14:31 — He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. 26 votes
- James 5:4 — Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud,… 24 votes
- Psalms 146:7–8 — Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners: 23 votes
- Micah 7:8–9 — Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a… 22 votes
- Isaiah 33:10 — Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself. 22 votes
Pointed to from (48)
- Psalms 103:6 — The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. 17 votes
- Jeremiah 30:17 — For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called… 16 votes
- Psalms 9:18 — For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. 14 votes
- Proverbs 22:23 — For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. 11 votes
Psalms 12:6
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Points to (6)
- Proverbs 30:5 — Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. 28 votes
- Psalms 18:30 — As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. 21 votes
- 2 Samuel 22:31 — As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him. 19 votes
- Psalms 19:8 — The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening… 17 votes
- Psalms 66:10 — For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. 14 votes
- Psalms 119:140 — Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. 11 votes
Pointed to from (14)
- Proverbs 30:5 — Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. 34 votes
- Genesis 21:1 — And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken. 27 votes
- Psalms 19:8 — The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening… 25 votes
- Psalms 33:4 — For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth. 15 votes
Psalms 12:7
Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
Points to (12)
- 1 Samuel 2:9 — He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man… 10 votes
- Psalms 121:8 — The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. 4 votes
- 1 Peter 1:5 — Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 3 votes
- Psalms 145:20 — The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy. 3 votes
- Psalms 37:40 — And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because… 3 votes
- Matthew 3:7 — But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of… 2 votes
Pointed to from (1)
- 1 Kings 18:10 — As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and… 2 votes
Psalms 12:8
The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
Points to (11)
- Mark 14:63–65 — Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses? 5 votes
- Proverbs 29:12 — If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked. 5 votes
- Psalms 55:10–11 — Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it. 5 votes
- Hosea 5:11 — Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment. 3 votes
- Isaiah 32:4–6 — The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to… 3 votes
- Micah 6:16 — For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels;… 2 votes
Pointed to from (11)
- Ecclesiastes 10:6 — Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. 5 votes
- Proverbs 26:1 — As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. 3 votes
- Daniel 11:21 — And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he… 2 votes
- Jeremiah 26:22 — And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into… 2 votes