Jeremiah 18:18

New King James Version

Then they said, “Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.”

Cross References

Psalm 52:2

Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Malachi 2:7

“For the lips of a priest should keep knowledge, And people should seek the law from his mouth; For he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

Jeremiah 11:19

But I was like a docile lamb brought to the slaughter; and I did not know that they had devised schemes against me, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”

Jeremiah 18:11

“Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Behold, I am fashioning a disaster and devising a plan against you. Return now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.” ’ ”

Psalm 21:11

For they intended evil against You; They devised a plot which they are not able to perform.

Jeremiah 43:2

that Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men spoke, saying to Jeremiah, “You speak falsely! The Lord our God has not sent you to say, ‘Do not go to Egypt to dwell there.’

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.

Psalm 64:3

Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,

Psalm 57:4

My soul is among lions; I lie among the sons of men Who are set on fire, Whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.

Jeremiah 2:8

The priests did not say, ‘Where is the Lord?’ And those who handle the law did not know Me; The rulers also transgressed against Me; The prophets prophesied by Baal, And walked after things that do not profit.

Isaiah 32:7

Also the schemes of the schemer are evil; He devises wicked plans To destroy the poor with lying words, Even when the needy speaks justice.

Job 5:13

He catches the wise in their own craftiness, And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.

1 Kings 22:24

Now Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did the spirit from the Lord go from me to speak to you?”

2 Samuel 17:14

So Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than the advice of Ahithophel.” For the Lord had purposed to defeat the good advice of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring disaster on Absalom.

2 Samuel 15:31

Then someone told David, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, I pray, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”

Leviticus 10:11

and that you may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord has spoken to them by the hand of Moses.”

John 9:40

Then some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these words, and said to Him, “Are we blind also?”

Jeremiah 26:11

And the priests and the prophets spoke to the princes and all the people, saying, “This man deserves to die! For he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.”

Luke 11:45

Then one of the lawyers answered and said to Him, “Teacher, by saying these things You reproach us also.”

Jeremiah 44:17

But we will certainly do whatever has gone out of our own mouth, to burn incense to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, were well-off, and saw no trouble.

Jeremiah 8:8

“How can you say, ‘We are wise, And the law of the Lord is with us’? Look, the false pen of the scribe certainly works falsehood.

Jeremiah 18:19

Give heed to me, O Lord, And listen to the voice of those who contend with me!

Jeremiah 20:10

For I heard many mocking: “Fear on every side!” “Report,” they say, “and we will report it!” All my acquaintances watched for my stumbling, saying, “Perhaps he can be induced; Then we will prevail against him, And we will take our revenge on him.”

Jeremiah 37:13

And when he was in the Gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard was there whose name was Irijah the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “You are defecting to the Chaldeans!”

Ezekiel 7:26

Disaster will come upon disaster, And rumor will be upon rumor. Then they will seek a vision from a prophet; But the law will perish from the priest, And counsel from the elders.

2 Chronicles 24:21

So they conspired against him, and at the command of the king they stoned him with stones in the court of the house of the Lord.

Jeremiah 1:19

They will fight against you, But they shall not prevail against you. For I am with you,” says the Lord, “to deliver you.”

Jeremiah 44:16

“As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we will not listen to you!

Lamentations 3:62

The lips of my enemies And their whispering against me all the day.

Micah 3:6

“Therefore you shall have night without vision, And you shall have darkness without divination; The sun shall go down on the prophets, And the day shall be dark for them.

Micah 3:7

So the seers shall be ashamed, And the diviners abashed; Indeed they shall all cover their lips; For there is no answer from God.”