Jeremiah 9:8 - Tree of Life Version

⁸ For such things shall I not punish them?” It is a declaration of Adonai. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ Their tongue is a murderous arrow; it speaks deceitfully; one speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he lays snares and waits in ambush for him.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth wait for him.

Common English Bible

⁸ Their tongue is a lethal arrow; their words are deceitful. They wish their neighbors well, but in their hearts plot their ruin.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ Their tongue is a wounding arrow; it has spoken deceit. With his mouth, he speaks peace with his friend, and then he secretly lies in ambush for him.

Jeremiah 9:8 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 3:27

Now when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside within the gate to speak with him privately, and there stabbed him in the groin, so that he died—on account of the blood of his brother Asahel.

Psalm 12:2

Help, Adonai! For no one godly exists. For the faithful have vanished from the children of men.

Psalm 12:3

Everyone tells a lie to his neighbor, talking with flattering lips and a divided heart.

Psalm 120:3

What can be given to you, and what more can be done to you, O deceitful tongue?—

Psalm 28:3

Do not drag me away with the wicked and with doers of iniquity, who speak peace with their neighbors, while evil is in their hearts.

Psalm 35:20

For they never speak shalom, but devise deceitful words against the quiet ones in the land.

Psalm 55:21

My companion put forth his hands against those at peace with him, as he violates his covenant.

Psalm 57:4

He will send from heaven and save me. He rebukes the one trampling on me. Selah God is sending His mercy and His truth.

Psalm 62:5

They only plot to topple him from his rank. Delighting in falsehood, they bless with their mouth, but inwardly they curse. Selah

Psalm 64:8

But God will shoot them with an arrow— suddenly their wounds will appear.

Proverbs 25:18

Like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow is one who bears false witness against his neighbor.

Jeremiah 5:26

For among My people are wicked men, watching like bait-layers lying in wait. They set a trap—they catch men.

Jeremiah 5:9

For such, should I not punish them?” It is a declaration of Adonai. “On such a nation as this should I not avenge Myself?

Jeremiah 9:3

Beware, everyone, of your neighbor! Don’t even trust a brother. For every brother grabs like Jacob and every neighbor spreads slander.

Jeremiah 9:4

Everyone deceives his neighbor and does not speak the truth. They taught their tongue to speak lies. They wear themselves out doing wrong.

Jeremiah 9:5

“You dwell in the midst of deceit. In deceit they refuse to know Me.” It is a declaration of Adonai.

Micah 6:12

For the rich of the city are full of violence and its inhabitants speak lies. Their tongue in their mouth is deceit.