Jeremiah 9:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

His tongue is an arrow causing death; the words of his mouth are deceit: he says words of peace to his neighbour, but in his heart he is waiting secretly for him.

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  • Ps 28:3 : 3 Do not take me away with the sinners and the workers of evil, who say words of peace to their neighbours, but evil is in their hearts.
  • Jer 9:3 : 3 Their tongues are bent like a bow to send out false words: they have become strong in the land, but not for good faith: they go on from evil to evil, and they have no knowledge of me, says the Lord.
  • Ps 12:2 : 2 Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.
  • Ps 55:21 : 21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords.
  • Ps 57:4 : 4 My soul is among lions; I am stretched out among those who are on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and whose tongue is a sharp sword.
  • Ps 64:3-4 : 3 Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words; 4 So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.
  • Ps 120:3 : 3 What punishment will he give you? what more will he do to you, you false tongue?
  • Prov 26:24-26 : 24 With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him; 25 When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils: 26 Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.
  • Jer 5:26 : 26 For there are sinners among my people: they keep watch, like men watching for birds; they put a net and take men in it.
  • 2 Sam 3:27 : 27 And when Abner was back in Hebron, Joab took him on one side by the doorway of the town to have a word with him quietly, and there he gave him a wound in the stomach, causing his death in payment for the death of his brother Asahel.
  • 2 Sam 20:9-9 : 9 And Joab said to Amasa, Is it well, my brother? And with his right hand he took him by the hair of his chin to give him a kiss. 10 But Amasa did not see danger from the sword which was now in Joab's left hand, and Joab put it through his stomach so that his inside came out on to the earth, and he did not give him another blow. So Joab and his brother Abishai went on after Sheba, the son of Bichri.
  • Ps 64:8 : 8 The evil of their tongues is the cause of their fall; all those who see them are shaking their heads at them.
  • Jer 9:5 : 5 Everyone will make sport of his neighbour with deceit, not saying what is true: their tongues have been trained to say false words; they are twisted, hating to come back.
  • Matt 26:48-49 : 48 Now the false one had given them a sign saying, The one to whom I give a kiss, that is he: take him. 49 And straight away he came to Jesus and said, Master! and gave him a kiss.

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  • Jer 9:3-6
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    3Their tongues are bent like a bow to send out false words: they have become strong in the land, but not for good faith: they go on from evil to evil, and they have no knowledge of me, says the Lord.

    4Let everyone keep watch on his neighbour, and put no faith in any brother: for every brother will certainly be tricking his brother, and every neighbour will go about saying evil.

    5Everyone will make sport of his neighbour with deceit, not saying what is true: their tongues have been trained to say false words; they are twisted, hating to come back.

    6There is wrong on wrong, deceit on deceit; they have given up the knowledge of me, says the Lord.

  • Ps 64:3-4
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    3Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;

    4So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.

  • Ps 5:9
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    9For no faith may be put in their words; their inner part is nothing but evil; their throat is like an open place for the dead; smooth are the words of their tongues.

  • Ps 35:20
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    20For they do not say words of peace; in their deceit they are designing evil things against the quiet ones in the land.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.

  • Ps 55:21
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    21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords.

  • Ps 52:2
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    2Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.

  • Ps 140:2-3
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    2For their hearts are full of evil designs; and they are ever making ready causes of war.

    3Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)

  • Ps 12:2
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    2Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.

  • Prov 25:18
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    18One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.

  • Prov 24:2
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    2For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.

  • Mic 6:12
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    12For its men of wealth are cruel, and its people have said what is not true, and their tongue is false in their mouth.

  • Ps 11:2
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    2See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.

  • Rom 3:13-15
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    13Their throat is like an open place of death; with their tongues they have said what is not true: the poison of snakes is under their lips:

    14Whose mouth is full of curses and bitter words:

    15Their feet are quick in running after blood;

  • Ps 59:7
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    7See, hate is dropping from their lips; curses are on their tongues: they say, Who gives attention to it?

  • Ps 109:2
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    2For the mouth of the sinner is open against me in deceit: his tongue has said false things against me.

  • Prov 12:20
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    20Deceit is in the heart of those whose designs are evil, but for those purposing peace there is joy.

  • Ps 64:7-8
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    7But God sends out an arrow against them; suddenly they are wounded.

    8The evil of their tongues is the cause of their fall; all those who see them are shaking their heads at them.

  • Prov 1:18
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    18And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves.

  • Jer 9:9
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    9Am I not to send punishment for these things? says the Lord: will not my soul take payment from such a nation as this?

  • Ps 73:9
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    9Their mouth goes up to heaven; their tongues go walking through the earth.

  • Ps 59:12
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    12Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit,

  • Prov 26:24
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    24With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;

  • Ps 38:12
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    12Those who have a desire to take my life put nets for me; those who are designing my destruction say evil things against me, all the day their minds are full of deceit.

  • Ps 37:14-15
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    14The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.

    15But their swords will be turned into their hearts, and their bows will be broken.

  • Jer 8:11
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    11And they have made little of the wounds of the daughter of Zion, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

  • Ps 50:19
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    19You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.

  • Jer 4:10
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    10Then said I, Ah, Lord God! your words were not true when you said to this people and to Jerusalem, You will have peace; when the sword has come even to the soul.

  • Jer 5:26
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    26For there are sinners among my people: they keep watch, like men watching for birds; they put a net and take men in it.

  • Ps 28:3
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    3Do not take me away with the sinners and the workers of evil, who say words of peace to their neighbours, but evil is in their hearts.

  • Ps 120:3
    72%

    3What punishment will he give you? what more will he do to you, you false tongue?

  • Mic 3:5
    72%

    5This is what the Lord has said about the prophets by whom my people have been turned from the right way; who, biting with their teeth, say, Peace; and if anyone puts nothing in their mouths they make ready for war against him.

  • Prov 6:14
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    14His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.

  • Prov 26:26
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    26Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.

  • Ps 62:4
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    4Their only thought is to put him down from his place of honour; their delight is in deceit: blessing is in their mouths but cursing in their hearts. (Selah.)

  • Ps 21:11
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    11For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.

  • Prov 26:28
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    28A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.

  • Ps 140:9
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    9As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips.

  • Zech 8:17
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    17Let no one have any evil thought in his heart against his neighbour; and have no love for false oaths: for all these things are hated by me, says the Lord.

  • Hos 7:6
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    6For they have made their hearts ready like an oven, while they are waiting secretly; their wrath is sleeping all night; in the morning it is burning like a flaming fire.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.