Jeremiah 9:8
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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Jeremiah 9:8
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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Jeremiah 9:2
If only I had in the waste land a night's resting-place for travellers, so that I might go away, far from my people! for they are all untrue, a band of false men.
Jeremiah 9:3
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.
Jeremiah 9:4
Let 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.
Jeremiah 9:5
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.
Jeremiah 9:6
There is wrong on wrong, deceit on deceit; they have given up the knowledge of me, says the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:7
So the Lord of armies has said, See, I will make them soft in the fire and put them to the test; this I will do because of their evil-doing.
Micah 6:12
For its men of wealth are cruel, and its people have said what is not true, and their tongue is false in their mouth.
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Jeremiah 9:9
Am I not to send punishment for these things? says the Lord: will not my soul take payment from such a nation as this?
Jeremiah 8:18
Sorrow has come on me! my heart in me is feeble.
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Psalms 55:21
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.
Psalms 12:2
Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.
Psalms 28:3
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.
Psalms 36:4
He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.
Psalms 38:12
Those 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.
Psalms 62:4
Their 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.)
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Psalms 52:1
To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of David. When Doeg the Edomite came to Saul saying, David has come to the house of Ahimelech. Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?
Psalms 52:2
Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.
Psalms 52:3
You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah.)
Psalms 52:4
Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue.
Psalms 120:2
O Lord, be the saviour of my soul from false lips, and from the tongue of deceit.
Psalms 120:3
What punishment will he give you? what more will he do to you, you false tongue?
Psalms 120:4
Sharp arrows of the strong, and burning fire.
Psalms 57:4
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.
Psalms 64:3
Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;
Psalms 64:4
So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.
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Isaiah 59:13
We have gone against the Lord, and been false to him, turning away from our God, our words have been uncontrolled, and in our hearts are thoughts of deceit.
Isaiah 59:14
And the right is turned back, and righteousness is far away: for good faith is not to be seen in the public places, and upright behaviour may not come into the town.
Isaiah 59:15
Yes, faith is gone; and he whose heart is turned from evil comes into the power of the cruel: and the Lord saw it, and he was angry that there was no one to take up their cause.
Micah 7:3
Their hands are made ready to do evil; the ruler makes requests for money, and the judge is looking for a reward; and the great man gives decisions at his pleasure, and the right is twisted.
Micah 7:4
The best of them is like a waste plant, and their upright ones are like a wall of thorns. Sorrow! the day of their fate has come; now will trouble come on them.
Micah 7:5
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.
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Jeremiah 9:10
Give yourselves to weeping, crying out in sorrow for the mountains; and for the fields of the waste land send up a song of grief, because they are burned up, so that no one goes through; there is no sound of cattle; the bird of the heavens and the beast are in flight and are gone.
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James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.
James 3:7
For every sort of beast and bird and every living thing on earth and in the sea has been controlled by man and is under his authority;
James 3:8
But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.
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Proverbs 26:24
With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;
Proverbs 26:25
When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:
Proverbs 26:26
Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.
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Isaiah 59:3
For your hands are unclean with blood, and your fingers with sin; your lips have said false things, and your tongue gives out deceit.
Isaiah 59:4
No one puts forward an upright cause, or gives a true decision: their hope is in deceit, and their words are false; they are with child with sin, and give birth to evil.
Isaiah 59:5
They give birth to snake's eggs, and make spider's threads: whoever takes their eggs for food comes to his death, and the egg which is crushed becomes a poison-snake.
Romans 3:13
Their 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:
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Matthew 26:49
And straight away he came to Jesus and said, Master! and gave him a kiss.
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