Jeremiah 9:8

New King James Version

Their tongue is an arrow shot out; It speaks deceit; One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, But in his heart he lies in wait.

Cross References

2 Samuel 3:27

Now when Abner had returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him privately, and there stabbed him in the stomach, so that he died for the blood of Asahel his brother.

Psalm 12:2

They speak idly everyone with his neighbor; With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

Psalm 12:3

May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, And the tongue that speaks proud things,

Psalm 120:3

What shall be given to you, Or what shall be done to you, You false tongue?

Psalm 28:3

Do not take me away with the wicked And with the workers of iniquity, Who speak peace to their neighbors, But evil is in their hearts.

Psalm 35:20

For they do not speak peace, But they devise deceitful matters Against the quiet ones in the land.

Psalm 55:21

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, But war was in his heart; His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords.

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.

Psalm 62:5

My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him.

Psalm 64:8

So He will make them stumble over their own tongue; All who see them shall flee away.

Proverbs 25:18

A man who bears false witness against his neighbor Is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.

Jeremiah 5:26

‘For among My people are found wicked men; They lie in wait as one who sets snares; They set a trap; They catch men.

Jeremiah 5:9

Shall I not punish them for these things?” says the Lord. “And shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?

Jeremiah 9:3

“And like their bow they have bent their tongues for lies. They are not valiant for the truth on the earth. For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:4

“Everyone take heed to his neighbor, And do not trust any brother; For every brother will utterly supplant, And every neighbor will walk with slanderers.

Jeremiah 9:5

Everyone will deceive his neighbor, And will not speak the truth; They have taught their tongue to speak lies; They weary themselves to commit iniquity.

Micah 6:12

For her rich men are full of violence, Her inhabitants have spoken lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.