Jeremiah 9:5

And a man schal scorne his brother, and schal not speke treuthe; for thei tauyten her tunge to speke leesyng; thei traueliden to do wickidli.

Bible (Wycliffe)

In The King James Version

And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

In Context

4Ech man kepe hym fro his neiybore, and haue no trist in ony brother of hym; for whi ech brother disseyuyng schal disseyue, and ech frend schal go gilefuli.

6Thi dwellyng is in the myddis of gile; in gile thei forsoken to knowe me, seith the Lord.

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Cross References

Judges 2:10And al that generacioun was gaderid to her fadris; and othere men riseden, that knewen not the Lord, and the werkis whiche he `hadde do with Israel.

Job 15:5For wickidnesse hath tauyt thi mouth, and thou suest the tunge of blasfemeris.

Psalms 50:19A sacrifice to God is a spirit troblid; God, thou schalt not dispise a contrit herte and `maad meke.

Psalms 140:3Lord, sette thou a keping to my mouth; and a dore of stonding aboute to my lippis.

Proverbs 12:5The thouytis of iust men ben domes; and the counselis of wickid men ben gileful.

Isaiah 41:6Ech man schal helpe his neiybore, and schal seie to his brother, Be thou coumfortid.

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