Jeremiah 9:5
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 9
“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.”Jeremiah 9:5
What Does Jeremiah 9:5 Mean?
Jeremiah 9:5 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 9, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Truth.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 9:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 13:23“Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.”Job 15:5“For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.”Psalms 50:19“Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.”Psalms 109:2“For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.”Psalms 140:3“They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.”Isaiah 57:10“Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.”Isaiah 59:13“In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.”Jeremiah 9:3“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 evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.”Ezekiel 24:12“She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.”Micah 6:12“For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.”Habakkuk 2:13“Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?”2 Kings 5:22“And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.”Job 11:3“Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?”Psalms 7:14“Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.”Psalms 64:3“Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:”Proverbs 4:16“For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.”Isaiah 5:18“Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:”Isaiah 41:6“They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.”Isaiah 44:12“The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.”Jeremiah 9:8“Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.”
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