Jeremiah 9:5

They deceive every one his neighbor, And do not speak the truth; They have accustomed their tongues to speak lies; They weary themselves in doing iniquity.

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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

4Be on your guard each one against his neighbor, And trust ye not in any brother; For every brother will supplant, And every neighbor will slander.

6Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit, [[O prophet!]] Through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.

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Cross References

Job 15:5Yea, thy own mouth proclaimeth thy iniquity, Though thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

Psalms 50:19Thou lettest loose thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit;

Psalms 140:3They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; The poison of the adder is under their lips. [[Pause.]]

Proverbs 12:5The purposes of the righteous are just; The designs of the wicked are deceitful.

Isaiah 41:6One helped another, And said to him, “Be of good courage!”

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 9:2-12

The Prophet's Lamentation; Wickedness of Judah. ( b. c. 606.) 1 Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! 2 Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men. 3 And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to… Read the whole commentary →

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