Smooth Talkers | Psalm 12

Do you ever find yourself in a conversation with a wordsmith? You know the type, right? He knows what to say, when to say it and how. His charms and flatteries flow from his mouth like waters from a spillway. I want to be completely honest here. Sometimes I’m wowed. Sometimes I’m disgusted. Sometimes I’m doubtful…of the sincerity.

I’ve been in the conversations where a smooth talker will lavish the praise on an individual only to leave and speak venom of that person with the same intensity and slickness required for the praise. I know I can’t blanket everyone with my observations. But a lot of smooth talkers are double talkers.

David bemoaned those who spoke “with flattering lips and a double heart.” He understood the power of words and the evil they could foster. He begged men to cling to God’s words and not rely upon their own abilities to speak.

The power to wield the tongue is one that quickly enslaves a man. A smooth talker can overly impress himself to the point his ability to talk claims allegiance over truth and sincerity.