Jeremiah 9:4
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Let every man take heed of his neighbour, and let him not trust in any brother of his: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every friend will walk deceitfully.

Genesis 27:35
And he said: Thy brother came deceitfully and got thy blessing.

Leviticus 19:16
Thou shalt not be a detractor nor a whisperer among the people. Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the Lord.

Psalm 12:2
They have spoken vain things, every one to his neighbour: with deceitful lips, and with a double heart have they spoken.

Psalm 15:3
He that speaketh truth in his heart, who hath not used deceit in his tongue: Nor hath done evil to his neighbour: nor taken up a reproach against his neighbours.

Psalm 101:5
The man that in private detracted his neighbour, him did I persecute. With him that had a proud eye, and an unsatiable heart, I would not eat.

Proverbs 10:18
In the multitude of words there shall not want sin: but he that refraineth his lips, is most wise.

Proverbs 26:24
An enemy is known by his lips, when in his heart he entertaineth deceit.

Proverbs 26:25
When he shall speak low, trust him not: because there are seven mischiefs in his heart.

Isaiah 59:13
In sinning and lying against the Lord: and we have turned away so that we went not after our God, but spoke calumny and transgression: we have conceived, and uttered from the heart, words of falsehood.

Jeremiah 6:28
All these princes go out of the way, they walk deceitfully, they are brass and iron: they are all corrupted.

Jeremiah 9:8
Their tongue is a piercing arrow, it hath spoken deceit: with his mouth one speaketh peace with his friend, and secretly he lieth in wait for him.

Jeremiah 12:6
For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have fought against thee, and have cried after thee with full voice: believe them not when they speak good things to thee.

Micah 7:5
Believe not a friend, and trust not in a prince: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that sleepeth in thy bosom.

Micah 7:6
For the son dishonoureth the father, and the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law: and a man's enemies are they of his own household.

Malachi 2:10
Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why then doth every one of us despise his brother, violating the covenant of our fathers?

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Let every man take heed of his neighbour, and let him not trust in any brother of his: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every friend will walk deceitfully.

ye heed.

Jeremiah 12:6 For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have fought against thee, and have cried after thee with full voice: believe them not when they speak good things to thee.

Psalm 12:2,3 They have spoken vain things, every one to his neighbour: with deceitful lips, and with a double heart have they spoken. . . .

Psalm 55:11,12 And injustice. And usury and deceit have not departed from its streets. . . .

Proverbs 26:24,25 An enemy is known by his lips, when in his heart he entertaineth deceit. . . .

Micah 7:5,6 Believe not a friend, and trust not in a prince: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that sleepeth in thy bosom. . . .

Matthew 10:17,21,34,35 But beware of men. For they will deliver you up in councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues. . . .

Luke 21:16 And you shall be betrayed by your parents and brethren and kinsmen and friends: and some of you they will put to death.

neighbour.

Genesis 27:35,36 And he said: Thy brother came deceitfully and got thy blessing. . . .

Genesis 32:28 But he said: Thy name shall not be called Jacob, but Israel; for if thou hast been strong against God, how much more shalt thou prevail against men?

1 Thessalonians 4:6 And that no man overreach nor circumvent his brother in business: because the Lord is the avenger of all these things, as we have told you before and have testified.

walk.

Jeremiah 6:28 All these princes go out of the way, they walk deceitfully, they are brass and iron: they are all corrupted.

Leviticus 19:16 Thou shalt not be a detractor nor a whisperer among the people. Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the Lord.

Psalm 15:3 He that speaketh truth in his heart, who hath not used deceit in his tongue: Nor hath done evil to his neighbour: nor taken up a reproach against his neighbours.

Proverbs 6:16,19 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, . . .

Proverbs 10:18 In the multitude of words there shall not want sin: but he that refraineth his lips, is most wise.

Proverbs 25:18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour, is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.

Ezekiel 22:9 Slanderers have been in thee to shed blood, and they have eaten upon the mountains in thee, they have committed wickedness in the midst of thee.

1 Peter 2:1,2 Wherefore laying away all malice and all guile and dissimulations and envies and all detractions, . . .

Context
A Lament over Zion
3And they have bent their tongue, as a bow, for lies, and not for truth: they have strengthened themselves upon the earth, for they have proceeded from evil to evil, and me they have not known, saith the Lord. 4Let every man take heed of his neighbour, and let him not trust in any brother of his: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every friend will walk deceitfully.5And a man shall mock his brother, and they will not speak the truth: for they have taught their tongue to speak lies: they have laboured to commit iniquity.…
Lexicon
“Let everyone
אִ֤ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

guard
הִשָּׁמֵ֔רוּ (hiš·šā·mê·rū)
Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

against
וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

his neighbor;
מֵרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ (mê·rê·‘ê·hū)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7453: Friend, companion, fellow

do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: Not

trust
תִּבְטָ֑חוּ (tiḇ·ṭā·ḥū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 982: To trust, be confident, sure

any
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

brother,
אָ֖ח (’āḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, )

for
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

every
כָל־ (ḵāl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

brother
אָח֙ (’āḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, )

deals
עָק֣וֹב (‘ā·qō·wḇ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 6117: To follow at the heel, assail insidiously, circumvent, overreach

craftily,
יַעְקֹ֔ב (ya‘·qōḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6117: To follow at the heel, assail insidiously, circumvent, overreach

and every
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

friend
רֵ֖עַ (rê·a‘)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7453: Friend, companion, fellow

spreads
יַהֲלֹֽךְ׃ (ya·hă·lōḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

slander.
רָכִ֥יל (rā·ḵîl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7400: A scandal-monger


Additional Translations
“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.Take you heed every one of his neighbor, and trust you not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will walk with slanders.

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.

Beware ye each of his neighbour, and trust ye not in your brethren: for every one will surely supplant, and every friend will walk craftily.

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.

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 go about with slanders.

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 walk with slanders.

Take heed everyone of his neighbor, and don't trust in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will go about with slanders.

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,
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