Jeremiah 9:4

Jeremiah 9:4 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)“Beware of your friends; do not trust anyone in your clan. For every one of them is a deceiver, and every friend a slanderer.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let everyone beware of his neighbor, and put no trust in any brother, for every brother is a deceiver, and every neighbor goes about as a slanderer.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Everyone take heed to his neighbor, And do not trust any brother; For every brother will utterly supplant, And every neighbor will walk with slanderers.

Context of Jeremiah 9:4

2I wish I had a place to stay in the desert. I would abandon my people and go away from them. They are all adulterers, a mob of traitors. 3They use their tongues like bows that shoot arrows. Lies and dishonesty rule the land. They go from one evil thing to another, and they don’t know me,” declares the Lord. “Beware of your neighbors. Don’t trust your relatives. Every relative cheats. Every neighbor goes around slandering. 5Everyone cheats his neighbor. No one speaks the truth. My people train their tongues to speak lies. They wear themselves out doing wrong. 6Oppression follows oppression. Deceit follows deceit. They refuse to acknowledge me,” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:4 word by word

אִ֤ישׁ מֵרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ הִשָּׁמֵ֔רוּ וְעַל־כָּל־אָ֖ח אַל־תִּבְטָ֑חוּ כִּ֤י כָל־אָח֙ עָק֣וֹב יַעְקֹ֔ב וְכָל־רֵ֖עַ רָכִ֥יל יַהֲלֹֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Take ye heedשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: carefulH8104
• every oneאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of his neighbourרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• and trustבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
• ye not in any brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• will utterlyעָקַב‛âqab · to assailH6117
• will walkהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• with slandersרָכִילrâkîyl · slanderH7400

Cross-references for Jeremiah 9:4

• Jeremiah 12:6Even your relatives and members of your father’s household betray you. They have also formed a mob to find you. Don’t trust them when they say good things about you.
• Psalms 12:2All people speak foolishly. They speak with flattering lips. They say one thing but mean another.
• Psalms 55:11Destruction is everywhere. Oppression and fraud never leave the streets.
• Proverbs 26:24Whoever is filled with hate disguises it with his speech, but inside he holds on to deceit.
• Micah 7:5Don’t trust your neighbors. Don’t have confidence in ⌞your⌟ friends. Keep your mouth shut even when a woman is lying in your arms.
• Matthew 10:17Watch out for people who will hand you over to the Jewish courts and whip you in their synagogues.
• Luke 21:16“Even parents, brothers, relatives, and friends will betray you and kill some of you.
• Genesis 27:35Isaac said, “Your brother came and deceived me and has taken away your blessing.”
• Genesis 32:28The man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob but Israel [He Struggles With God], because you have struggled with God and with men—and you have won.”
• 1 Thessalonians 4:6No one should take advantage of or exploit other believers that way. The Lord is the one who punishes people for all these things. We’ve already told you and warned you about this.
• Jeremiah 6:28They are all vicious rebels. They go around slandering. They are all like bronze and iron. They corrupt themselves.
• Leviticus 19:16Never gossip. Never endanger your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.
• Psalms 15:3The one who does not slander with his tongue, do evil to a friend, or bring disgrace on his neighbor.
• Proverbs 6:16There are six things that the Lord hates, even seven that are disgusting to him:
• Proverbs 10:18Whoever conceals hatred has lying lips. Whoever spreads slander is a fool.
• Proverbs 25:18⌞Like⌟ a club and a sword and a sharp arrow, ⌞so⌟ is a person who gives false testimony against his neighbor.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 9:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2-9Verses 2-9 From their punishment the prophet now turns to their sins. Jeremiah 9:2 The prophet utters the wish that he might be spared his daily striving, and in some lone wilderness give way to his sorrow, without restraint. A lodging place - It was usual to build in the desert, either by private charity or at the public expense, caravanserais, to receive travelers for a single night, who had however to bring their own supplies with them. An assembly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6Idolatry was the foundation of a culture built on lies. The word brother, used as a synonym for neighbor, shows that even close relationships were tainted by deceit.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. supplant--literally, "trip up by the heel" (Ho 12:3). walk with slanders--(Jr 6:28).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 9:4

• Dishonesty
• Hypocrisy
• Slander
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Adulterer
• Arrow
• Desolate
• Heaven
• Perish
• Teach
• Wait
• Covenant, the New
• Jacob (1)
• Jeremiah (2)

Commentaries on Jeremiah 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings