Jeremiah 9:5

The Passion Translation

They all are professional liars who lie to their neighbors. They are completely dishonest, and have trained their tongues to lie. They weary themselves doing wrong.

Cross References

Isaiah 57:10

Though all your wanderings wearied you, you never said, ‘I give up.’ Your strength was renewed so that you did not faint.

1 Timothy 4:2

Hypocritical liars will deceive many, and their consciences won’t bother them at all!

Ephesians 4:25

So discard every form of dishonesty and lying so that you will be known as one who always speaks the truth, for we all belong to one another.

Ezekiel 24:12

But it still can’t be cleaned and its scum can’t be removed, so into the fire you go!

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.

Jeremiah 9:3

Yahweh says: “They shoot out lies with their tongues, just as an archer uses a bow to shoot arrows. Their lies have prevailed in the land, but they are not faithful to Yahweh. My people go from one evil thing to another because they do not know my heart.

Isaiah 5:18

Woe to those who drag behind them their guilt with ropes made of lies — straining and tugging, harnessed to their bondage!

Proverbs 4:16

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

Psalm 140:3

They are known for their sharp rhetoric of poisonous, hateful words. Pause in his presence

Psalm 64:3

Can’t you hear their slander, their lies? Their words are like poison-tipped arrows shot from the shadows. They are unafraid and have no fear of consequences.

Psalm 50:19

The sins of your mouth multiply evil. You have a lifestyle of lies; you are devoted to deceit as you speak against others, even slandering those of your own household!

Psalm 7:14

Look how the wicked conceive their evil schemes. They go into labor with their lies and give birth to trouble.

Genesis 19:11

They struck the men outside the house, young and old, with one blazing flash of light so that they could not find the door!

Psalm 52:3

You love evil and hate what is good and right. You would rather lie than tell the truth. Pause in his presence

Jeremiah 7:28

Then you will say to them: ‘You are the nation that refused to listen to the voice of your God, Yahweh. Truth has perished and disappeared from their lips, for they did not accept Yahweh’s correction.’ ”

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 12:13

The people planted wheat but reaped nothing but weeds. They wearied themselves for nothing. They will be disappointed by their small harvest because of the burning anger of Yahweh.”

Jeremiah 13:23

Can the Ethiopian change the color of his skin, or the leopard remove his spots? Of course not. And neither can you change from being schooled to do evil to doing good.

Jeremiah 51:58

“The attacking army will demolish the massive walls protecting Babylon and burn down the lofty gates of the city. The nations wear themselves out to no avail; they will see the flames destroy what they’ve done,” declares Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies.

Jeremiah 51:64

with these words: ‘Just as this scroll will sink, so Babylon will sink to the depths, never to rise again from the disaster I am going to bring on her.’ ” This ends Jeremiah’s writings.

Judges 2:10

Eventually, after that entire generation died and was buried, the next generation forgot Yahweh and all that he had done for Israel.

Proverbs 12:5

The lovers of God are filled with good ideas that are noble and pure, but the schemes of the sinner are crammed with nothing but lies.

Jeremiah 4:22

“My people are foolish because they don’t know who I really am. They are reckless, senseless children. They think they are wise, but they are cunning in sinfulness and clueless in righteousness.”