Jeremiah 9:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 9:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 9:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 9:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Everyone beware of his neighbor, and don’t trust in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will go around like a slanderer.”
Jeremiah 9:4 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 9:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Take ye heed every one of his neighbor, and trust ye not in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will go about with slanders. ”
Jeremiah 9:4 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 9:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Each of his friend--beware ye, And on any brother, do not trust, For every brother doth utterly supplant, For every friend slanderously doth walk,”
Jeremiah 9:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 9:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Take ye heed every one of his friend, and confide not in any brother; for every brother only supplanteth, and every friend goeth about with slander. ”
Jeremiah 9:4 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 9:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Let euery one take heede of his neighbour, and trust you not in any brother: for euery brother will vse deceite, and euery friend will deale deceitfully,”
Jeremiah 9:4 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 9:4 in Context — Jeremiah 9
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 evil, and they know not me, saith the Lord.
4 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.
5 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.
6 Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord.
What Does Jeremiah 9:4 Mean?
Jeremiah 9:4 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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