Jeremiah 9:5

New Living Translation

They all fool and defraud each other; no one tells the truth. With practiced tongues they tell lies; they wear themselves out with all their sinning.

Cross References

Genesis 19:11

Then they blinded all the men, young and old, who were at the door of the house, so they gave up trying to get inside.

Job 11:3

Should I remain silent while you babble on? When you mock God, shouldn’t someone make you ashamed?

Job 15:5

Your sins are telling your mouth what to say. Your words are based on clever deception.

Psalm 140:3

Their tongues sting like a snake; the venom of a viper drips from their lips. Interlude

Psalm 50:19

Your mouth is filled with wickedness, and your tongue is full of lies.

Psalm 52:3

You love evil more than good and lies more than truth. Interlude

Psalm 64:3

They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows.

Psalm 7:14

The wicked conceive evil; they are pregnant with trouble and give birth to lies.

Proverbs 12:5

The plans of the godly are just; the advice of the wicked is treacherous.

Proverbs 4:16

For evil people can’t sleep until they’ve done their evil deed for the day. They can’t rest until they’ve caused someone to stumble.

Isaiah 5:18

What sorrow for those who drag their sins behind them with ropes made of lies, who drag wickedness behind them like a cart!

Isaiah 57:10

You grew weary in your search, but you never gave up. Desire gave you renewed strength, and you did not grow weary.

Jeremiah 12:13

My people have planted wheat but are harvesting thorns. They have worn themselves out, but it has done them no good. They will harvest a crop of shame because of the fierce anger of the Lord.”

Jeremiah 12:6

Even your brothers, members of your own family, have turned against you. They plot and raise complaints against you. Do not trust them, no matter how pleasantly they speak.

Jeremiah 13:23

Can an Ethiopian change the color of his skin? Can a leopard take away its spots? Neither can you start doing good, for you have always done evil.

Jeremiah 4:22

“My people are foolish and do not know me,” says the Lord. “They are stupid children who have no understanding. They are clever enough at doing wrong, but they have no idea how to do right!”

Jeremiah 51:58

This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: “The thick walls of Babylon will be leveled to the ground, and her massive gates will be burned. The builders from many lands have worked in vain, for their work will be destroyed by fire!”

Jeremiah 51:64

Then say, ‘In this same way Babylon and her people will sink, never again to rise, because of the disasters I will bring upon her.’” This is the end of Jeremiah’s messages.

Jeremiah 7:28

Say to them, ‘This is the nation whose people will not obey the Lord their God and who refuse to be taught. Truth has vanished from among them; it is no longer heard on their lips.

Jeremiah 9:3

“My people bend their tongues like bows to shoot out lies. They refuse to stand up for the truth. They only go from bad to worse. They do not know me,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:8

For their tongues shoot lies like poisoned arrows. They speak friendly words to their neighbors while scheming in their heart to kill them.

Ezekiel 24:12

But it’s hopeless; the corruption can’t be cleaned out. So throw it into the fire.

Micah 6:12

The rich among you have become wealthy through extortion and violence. Your citizens are so used to lying that their tongues can no longer tell the truth.

Micah 6:3

“O my people, what have I done to you? What have I done to make you tired of me? Answer me!

Habakkuk 2:13

Has not the Lord of Heaven’s Armies promised that the wealth of nations will turn to ashes? They work so hard, but all in vain!

Malachi 2:10

Are we not all children of the same Father? Are we not all created by the same God? Then why do we betray each other, violating the covenant of our ancestors?

Ephesians 4:25

So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body.

1 Timothy 4:2

These people are hypocrites and liars, and their consciences are dead.

Judges 2:10

After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the Lord or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel.