Isaiah 59:4

Easy To Read Version

No person tells the truth about other people. People sue each other in court, and they depend on false arguments to win their cases. They tell lies about each other. They are full of trouble, and they give birth to evil.

Cross References

Job 15:31

The evil person should not fool himself\par when he trusts worthless things.\par Why? He will get nothing.\par

Job 15:35

Evil people are always planning ways\par to do evil and cause trouble.\par They are always planning ways\par to cheat people.”\par

Psalm 12:3

The Lord should cut off those lips\par that tell lies.\par The Lord should cut out those tongues\par that tell their big stories.\par

Psalm 62:10

Don’t trust the power to take things by force.\par Don’t think you will gain anything by stealing.\par And if you become rich,\par don’t trust your riches to help you.\par

Psalm 62:4

In spite of my important position,\par those people are planning to destroy me.\par It makes them happy\par to tell lies about me.\par In public, they say good things\par about me,\par but in private, they curse me.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [366]})\i0 \par

Psalm 7:15

They try to trap and hurt other people.\par But they will be hurt in their own traps.\par

Proverbs 4:16

Bad people can’t sleep until they do something wrong. Those people can’t sleep until they hurt some other person.

Isaiah 10:1

Look at the lawmakers that write evil laws. Those lawmakers write laws that make life hard for people.

Isaiah 26:18

In the same way, we have pain.\par We give birth, but only to wind.\par We don’t make new people\par for the world.\par We don’t bring salvation to the land.\par

Isaiah 28:15

You people say, “We have made an agreement with death. We have a contract with Sheol—\{the place of death\}. So we will not be punished. Punishment will pass us without hurting us. We will hide behind our tricks and lies.”

Isaiah 29:20

This will happen when the mean and cruel people are finished. It will happen when those people that enjoy doing bad things are gone.

Isaiah 30:12

The Holy One (God) of Israel says, “You people have refused to accept this message from the Lord. You people want to depend on fighting and lies to help you.

Isaiah 30:9

These people are like children that refuse to obey \{their parents\}. They lie and refuse to listen to the Lord’s teachings.

Isaiah 33:11

You people have done useless things. Those things are like hay and straw. They are worth nothing! Your spirit {\cf2\super [306]} will be like a fire and burn you.

Isaiah 44:20

That man does not know what he is doing. He is confused, so his heart leads him the wrong way. That man can’t save himself. And he can’t see that he is doing wrong. That man will not say, “This statue I am holding is a false god.”

Isaiah 47:10

You do bad things, but still you feel safe.\par You think to yourself,\par ‘No one sees the wrong things I do.’\par You think that your wisdom and knowledge\par will save you.\par You think to yourself,\par ‘I am the only one.\par No one is important like me.’\par

Isaiah 5:18

Look at those people! They pull their guilt and sins behind them like people pull wagons with ropes. {\cf2\super [54]}

Isaiah 5:7

The field of grapes that belongs to the Lord All-Powerful is the nation of Israel. The grapevine—the plant the Lord loves—is the man of Judah. {\cf2\super [48]}

Isaiah 59:15

Truth is gone.\par And people that try to do good are robbed.\par

Isaiah 59:16

The Lord looked and was surprised\par that he could find no person\par to stand and speak for the people.\par So the Lord used his own power\par and his own goodness,\par and the Lord saved the people.\par

Isaiah 59:3

Your hands are dirty; they are covered with blood. Your fingers are covered with guilt. You tell lies with your mouth. Your tongue says evil things.

Isaiah 64:7

We don’t worship you.\par We don’t trust in your name.\par We aren’t excited about following you.\par So you have turned away from us.\par We are helpless before you,\par because we are full of sin.\par

Isaiah 9:15

(The head means the elders {\cf2\super [110]} and important leaders. The tail means the prophets that speak lies.)

Jeremiah 48:7

You trust in the things you made\par and in your wealth.\par So you will be captured.\par The god Chemosh {\cf2\super [379]} \par will be taken into captivity.\par And his priests and officials\par will be taken with him.\par

Jeremiah 5:1

The Lord says,\} “Walk the streets of Jerusalem. Look around and think about these things. Search the public squares of the city. See if you can find one good person, one person that does honest things, one that searches for the truth. If you find one good person, I will forgive Jerusalem!

Jeremiah 7:4

Don’t trust the lies that some people say. They say, “This is the temple {\cf2\super [52]} of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord {\cf2\super [53]} !”

Jeremiah 7:8

“‘But you are trusting lies. And those lies are worthless.

Hosea 4:1

People of Israel, listen to the Lord’s message! The Lord will tell his argument against the people that live in this country. “People in this country don’t really know God. The people are not true and loyal to God.

Micah 2:1

Trouble will come to people\par that make plans to sin.\par Those people lie on their beds\par making their evil plans\par Then when the morning light comes,\par they do the bad things they planned.\par Why? Simply because they have the power\par to do what they want.\par

Acts 24:9

The other Jews agreed. They said, “These things are really true!”

James 1:15

This desire causes sin. Then the sin grows and brings death.