Jeremiah 9:4

Conservative English Version

Jeremiah, all your friends and relatives tell lies about you, so don't trust them.

Cross References

Genesis 32:28

The man said, "Your name will no longer be Jacob. You have wrestled with God and with men, and you have won. That's why your name will be Israel."

Psalm 101:5

Anyone who spreads gossip will be silenced, and no one who is conceited will be my friend.

Psalm 15:3

and don't spread gossip; they treat others fairly and don't say cruel things.

Proverbs 10:18

You can hide your hatred by telling lies, but you are a fool to spread lies.

Proverbs 25:18

Telling lies about friends is like attacking them with clubs and swords and sharp arrows.

Proverbs 4:16

They can't sleep or rest until they do wrong or harm some innocent victim.

Proverbs 4:17

Their food and drink are violence and cruelty.

Proverbs 6:16

There are six or seven kinds of people the LORD doesn't like:

Proverbs 6:19

those who tell lies in court or stir up trouble in a family.

Isaiah 59:13

We have rebelled and refused to follow you. Our hearts were deceitful, and so we lied; we planned to abuse others and turn our backs on you.

Isaiah 9:16

They had led the nation down the wrong path, and the people were confused.

Jeremiah 12:6

Even your own family has turned against you. They act friendly, but don't trust them. They're out to get you, and so is everyone else.

Jeremiah 6:28

And you'll find they are hard like bronze and iron. They are stubborn rebels, always spreading lies. *

Jeremiah 9:8

They say they want peace, but this lie is deadly, like an arrow that strikes when you least expect it.

Ezekiel 22:9

Some of your own people tell lies, so that others will be put to death. Some of you eat meat sacrificed to idols at local shrines, and others never stop doing vulgar things.

Leviticus 19:16

Don't be a gossip, but never hesitate to speak up in court, especially if your testimony can save someone's life.

Malachi 2:10

Don't you know that we all have God as our Father? Didn't the one God create each of us? Then why do you cheat each other by breaking the agreement God made with your ancestors?

Matthew 10:17

Watch out for people who will take you to court and have you beaten in their meeting places.

Matthew 10:21

Brothers and sisters will betray one another and have each other put to death. Parents will betray their own children, and children will turn against their parents and have them killed.

Luke 21:16

You will be betrayed by your own parents, brothers, family, and friends. Some of you will even be killed.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

You must not cheat any of the Lord's followers in matters of sex. Remember, we warned you that he punishes everyone who does such things.