Jeremiah 9:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Ye heed

Luke 21:16

Every brother

Genesis 27:35

Genesis 32:28

1 Thessalonians 4:6

Walk

1 Peter 2:1

General references

Bible References

Ye heed

For even your brothers, your father's family, even they have been untrue to you, crying loudly after you: have no faith in them, though they say fair words to you.

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

Evil is there; cruel rule and deceit are ever in the streets.

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

Put no faith in a friend, do not let your hope be placed in a relation: keep watch on the doors of your mouth against her who is resting on your breast.

But be on the watch against men: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins, and in their Synagogues they will give you blows;

But you will be given up even by your fathers and mothers, your brothers and relations and friends; and some of you will be put to death.

Every brother

And he said, Your brother came with deceit, and took away your blessing.

And he said, Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel: for in your fight with God and with men you have overcome.

And that no man may make attempts to get the better of his brother in business: for the Lord is the judge in all these things, as we said to you before and gave witness.

Walk

All of them are turned away, going about with false stories; they are brass and iron: they are all workers of deceit.

Do not go about saying untrue things among your people, or take away the life of your neighbour by false witness: I am the Lord.

Six things are hated by the Lord; seven things are disgusting to him:

Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.

In you there are men who say evil of others, causing death; in you they have taken the flesh with the blood for food; in your streets they have put evil designs into effect.

So putting away all wrongdoing, and all tricks and deceits and envies and evil talk,

General references

And she kept his coat by her, till his master came back.

So Delilah said to Samson, Make clear to me now what is the secret of your great strength, and how you may be put in bands and made feeble.

Why do you make me see evil-doing, and why are my eyes fixed on wrong? for wasting and violent acts are before me: and there is fighting and bitter argument.

And the Jews were in agreement with his statement, saying that these things were so.