Jeremiah 9:4

Good News Translation

Everyone must be on guard against their friends, and no one can trust their relatives; for all relatives are as deceitful as Jacob, and everyone slanders their friends.

Cross References

Genesis 32:28

The man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob. You have struggled with God and with men, and you have won; so your name will be Israel.”

Psalm 101:5

I will get rid of anyone who whispers evil things about someone else; I will not tolerate anyone who is proud and arrogant.

Psalm 15:3

and who do not slander others. They do no wrong to their friends nor spread rumors about their neighbors.

Proverbs 10:18

Anyone who hides hatred is a liar. Anyone who spreads gossip is a fool.

Proverbs 25:18

A false accusation is as deadly as a sword, a club, or a sharp arrow.

Proverbs 4:16

Wicked people cannot sleep unless they have done something wrong. They lie awake unless they have hurt someone.

Proverbs 4:17

Wickedness and violence are like food and drink to them.

Proverbs 6:16

There are seven things that the Lord hates and cannot tolerate: A proud look, a lying tongue, hands that kill innocent people, a mind that thinks up wicked plans, feet that hurry off to do evil, a witness who tells one lie after another, and someone who stirs up trouble among friends.

Isaiah 59:13

We have rebelled against you, rejected you, and refused to follow you. We have oppressed others and turned away from you. Our thoughts are false; our words are lies.

Isaiah 9:16

Those who lead these people have misled them and totally confused them.

Jeremiah 12:6

Even your relatives, members of your own family, have betrayed you; they join in the attacks against you. Do not trust them, even though they speak friendly words.”

Jeremiah 6:28

They are all stubborn rebels, hard as bronze and iron. They are all corrupt, going around and spreading gossip.

Jeremiah 9:8

Their tongues are like deadly arrows; they always tell lies. Everyone speaks friendly words to their neighbors, but they are really setting a trap for them.

Ezekiel 22:9

Some of your people tell lies about others in order to have them put to death. Some of them eat sacrifices offered to idols. Some are always satisfying their lusts.

Leviticus 19:16

Do not spread lies about anyone, and when someone is on trial for his life, speak out if your testimony can help him. I am the Lord.

Malachi 2:10

Don't we all have the same father? Didn't the same God create us all? Then why do we break our promises to one another, and why do we despise the covenant that God made with our ancestors?

Matthew 10:17

Watch out, for there will be those who will arrest you and take you to court, and they will whip you in the synagogues.

Matthew 10:21

“People will hand over their own brothers to be put to death, and fathers will do the same to their children; children will turn against their parents and have them put to death.

Luke 21:16

You will be handed over by your parents, your brothers, your relatives, and your friends; and some of you will be put to death.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

In this matter, then, none of you should do wrong to other Christians or take advantage of them. We have told you this before, and we strongly warned you that the Lord will punish those who do that.