Jeremiah 9:4
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Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.
In other translations
Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.
Hebrew words
אִישׁ'isheachH376מֵרֵעֵהוּmere'ehufrom neighbor hisH7453הִשָּׁמֵרוּhishamerutake heedH8104וְעַל־ve'al-and onH5921כָּל־kol-anyH3605אָח'achbrotherH251אַל־'al-may notH408תִּבְטָחוּtivtachuyou relyH982כִּיkiforH3588כָל־khol-everyH3605אָח'achbrotherH251עָקוֹבakovcertainly <to cheat>H6117יַעְקֹבya'kohe cheatsH6117וְכָל־vekholand everyH3605רֵעַrea'neighborH7453רָכִילrakhila slandererH7400יַהֲלֹךְ׃yahalokhhe goes aboutH1980
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Micah 7:5-65 Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. 6 For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.5 Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms. 6 For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own household.
- Proverbs 26:24-2524 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; 25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.24 A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart. 25 When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.
- Psalm 12:2-32 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. 3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:2 They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart. 3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
- Proverbs 10:18He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
- Leviticus 19:16Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord.You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
- Jeremiah 6:28They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.
- Proverbs 25:18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
- Proverbs 6:16These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
- Psalm 15:3He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
- Matthew 10:21And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
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