Jeremiah 9:4

Contemporary English Version 1995

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

Cross References

Jeremiah 6:28

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

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.

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.

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.

Proverbs 25:18

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

Proverbs 10:18

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

Psalm 15:3

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

Genesis 32:28

The man said, “From now on, your name will no longer be Jacob. You will be called Israel, because you have wrestled with God and with men, and you have won.”

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.

Luke 21:16

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

Matthew 10:17

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

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.

Proverbs 6:19

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

Proverbs 6:16

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

Psalm 101:5

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

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.

Jeremiah 9:8

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

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?

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 cruelty and wickedness.

Isaiah 9:16

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