Jeremiah 9:4

New English Translation

Everyone must be on his guard around his friends. He must not even trust any of his relatives. For every one of them will find some way to cheat him. And all of his friends will tell lies about him.

Cross References

Genesis 32:28

“No longer will your name be Jacob,” the man told him, “but Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have prevailed.”

Psalm 101:5

I will destroy anyone who slanders his neighbor in secret. I will not tolerate anyone who has a cocky demeanor and an arrogant attitude.

Psalm 15:3

He does not slander, or do harm to others, or insult his neighbor.

Proverbs 10:18

The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.

Proverbs 25:18

Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.

Proverbs 4:16

For they cannot sleep unless they cause harm; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble.

Proverbs 4:17

For they eat bread gained from wickedness and drink wine obtained from violence.

Proverbs 6:16

There are six things that the Lord hates, even seven things that are an abomination to him:

Proverbs 6:19

a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who spreads discord among family members.

Isaiah 59:13

We have rebelled and tried to deceive the Lord; we turned back from following our God. We stir up oppression and rebellion; we tell lies we concocted in our minds.

Isaiah 9:16

The leaders of this nation were misleading people, and the people being led were destroyed.

Jeremiah 12:6

As a matter of fact, even your own brothers and the members of your own family have betrayed you too. Even they have plotted to do away with you. So do not trust them even when they say kind things to you.

Jeremiah 6:28

I reported, “All of them are the most stubborn of rebels! They are as hard as bronze or iron. They go about telling lies. They all deal corruptly.

Jeremiah 9:8

Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They are always telling lies. Friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths. But their minds are thinking up ways to trap them.

Ezekiel 22:9

Slanderous men shed blood within you. Those who live within you eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains; they commit obscene acts among you.

Leviticus 19:16

You must not go about as a slanderer among your people. You must not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is at stake. I am the Lord.

Malachi 2:10

Do we not all have one father? Did not one God create us? Why do we betray one another, in this way making light of the covenant of our ancestors?

Matthew 10:17

Beware of people, because they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues.

Matthew 10:21

“Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against parents and have them put to death.

Luke 21:16

You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will have some of you put to death.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

In this matter no one should violate the rights of his brother or take advantage of him, because the Lord is the avenger in all these cases, as we also told you earlier and warned you solemnly.