Jeremiah 9:8

Good News Translation

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.

Cross References

2 Samuel 3:27

When Abner arrived in Hebron, Joab took him aside at the gate, as though he wanted to speak privately with him, and there he stabbed him in the stomach. And so Abner was murdered because he had killed Joab's brother Asahel.

Psalm 12:2

All of them lie to one another; they deceive each other with flattery.

Psalm 12:3

Silence those flattering tongues, O Lord! Close those boastful mouths that say,

Psalm 120:3

You liars, what will God do to you? How will he punish you?

Psalm 28:3

Do not condemn me with the wicked, with those who do evil— those whose words are friendly, but who have hatred in their hearts.

Psalm 35:20

They do not speak in a friendly way; instead they invent all kinds of lies about peace-loving people.

Psalm 55:21

His words were smoother than cream, but there was hatred in his heart; his words were as soothing as oil, but they cut like sharp swords.

Psalm 57:4

I am surrounded by enemies, who are like lions hungry for human flesh. Their teeth are like spears and arrows; their tongues are like sharp swords.

Psalm 62:5

I depend on God alone; I put my hope in him.

Psalm 64:8

He will destroy them because of those words; all who see them will shake their heads.

Proverbs 25:18

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

Jeremiah 5:26

“Evildoers live among my people; they lie in wait like those who lay nets to catch birds, but they have set their traps to catch people.

Jeremiah 5:9

Shouldn't I punish them for these things and take revenge on a nation such as this?

Jeremiah 9:3

They are always ready to tell lies; dishonesty instead of truth rules the land. The Lord says, “My people do one evil thing after another and do not acknowledge me as their God.”

Jeremiah 9:4

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.

Jeremiah 9:5

They all mislead their friends, and no one tells the truth; they have taught their tongues to lie and will not give up their sinning. They do one violent thing after another, and one deceitful act follows another. The Lord says that his people reject him.

Micah 6:12

Your rich people exploit the poor, and all of you are liars.