Jeremiah 9:4

The Passion Translation

Beware of your neighbor and do not even trust your brother, for every brother is a cheater, and every friend is a slanderer.

Cross References

Genesis 32:28

“Not anymore,” the man said to him. “Your new name is Israel, for you have struggled both with God and with people and have overcome.”

Psalm 101:5

I will silence those who secretly want to slander my friends, and I will not tolerate the proud and arrogant.

Psalm 15:3

They refuse to slander or insult others; they’ll never listen to gossip or rumors, nor would they ever harm a friend with their words.

Proverbs 10:18

The one who hides his hatred while pretending to be your friend is nothing but a liar. But the one who slanders you behind your back proves that he’s a fool, never to be trusted.

Proverbs 25:18

Lying about and slandering people are as bad as hitting them with a club, or wounding them with an arrow, or stabbing them with a sword.

Proverbs 4:16

For troublemakers are restless if they are not involved in evil. They are not satisfied until they have brought someone harm.

Proverbs 4:17

They feed on darkness and drink until they’re drunk on the wine of wickedness.

Proverbs 6:16

There are six evils God truly hates and a seventh that is an abomination to him:

Proverbs 6:19

spouting lies in false testimony, and stirring up strife between friends. These are entirely despicable to God!

Isaiah 59:13

We have rebelled and even tried to deny Yahweh; we have forsaken our God. Our speech stirs up oppression and revolt, and our hearts conceive, then confess, lies.

Isaiah 9:16

The leaders have led them astray, and the citizens are left in confusion.

Jeremiah 12:6

For even your brothers and relatives have betrayed you, and are in full pursuit of you. Don’t believe them when they speak to you as friends.”

Jeremiah 6:28

They are the most stubborn of rebels. Each one spreads slander and practices dishonesty. They are as hard as bronze and iron.

Jeremiah 9:8

Their words are deadly arrows poisoned with deceit. Each one greets his neighbor with ‘Shalom,’ but deep in his heart, he secretly sets a trap for him.

Ezekiel 22:9

In your city are those who slander in order to have someone murdered. Living among you are those who eat food sacrificed to false gods in mountain shrines and commit obscene acts.

Matthew 10:17

“Be on your guard! For there will be those who will betray you before their religious councils and brutally beat you with whips in their public gatherings.

Matthew 10:21

“A brother will betray his brother unto death—even a father his child! Children will rise up against their parents and have them put to death.

Luke 21:16

“You can expect betrayal even by your parents, your brothers, your relatives and friends—and yes, some of you will die as martyrs.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

Never take selfish advantage of a brother or sister in this matter, for we’ve already told you and solemnly warned you that the Lord is the avenger in all these things.