The LORD’s words are flawless words,
as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Psalms 12:6 in context
Psalms 12:3–8
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May the LORD cut off all flattering lips,
and the tongue that boasts,
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who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail.
Our lips are our own.
Who is lord over us?”
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“Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy,
I will now arise,” says the LORD;
“I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”
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The LORD’s words are flawless words,
as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.
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You will keep them, LORD.
You will preserve them from this generation forever.
8
The wicked walk on every side,
when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men.
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