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

2Oh, that I could go away and forget my people and live in a travelers’ shack in the desert. For they are all adulterers— a pack of treacherous liars. 3“My people bend their tongues like bows to shoot out lies. They refuse to stand up for the truth. They only go from bad to worse. They do not know me,” says the Lord. “Beware of your neighbor! Don’t even trust your brother! For brother takes advantage of brother, and friend slanders friend. 5They all fool and defraud each other; no one tells the truth. With practiced tongues they tell lies; they wear themselves out with all their sinning. 6They pile lie upon lie and utterly refuse to acknowledge me,” says 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 brothers, members of your own family, have turned against you. They plot and raise complaints against you. Do not trust them, no matter how pleasantly they speak.
• Psalms 12:2Neighbors lie to each other, speaking with flattering lips and deceitful hearts.
• Psalms 55:11Everything is falling apart; threats and cheating are rampant in the streets.
• Proverbs 26:24People may cover their hatred with pleasant words, but they’re deceiving you.
• Micah 7:5Don’t trust anyone— not your best friend or even your wife!
• Matthew 10:17But beware! For you will be handed over to the courts and will be flogged with whips in the synagogues.
• Luke 21:16Even those closest to you—your parents, brothers, relatives, and friends—will betray you. They will even kill some of you.
• Genesis 27:35But Isaac said, “Your brother was here, and he tricked me. He has taken away your blessing.”
• Genesis 32:28“Your name will no longer be Jacob,” the man told him. “From now on you will be called Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have won.”
• 1 Thessalonians 4:6Never harm or cheat a fellow believer in this matter by violating his wife, for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before.
• Jeremiah 6:28They are the worst kind of rebel, full of slander. They are as hard as bronze and iron, and they lead others into corruption.
• Leviticus 19:16“Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people. “Do not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is threatened. I am the Lord.
• Psalms 15:3Those who refuse to gossip or harm their neighbors or speak evil of their friends.
• Proverbs 6:16There are six things the Lord hates— no, seven things he detests:
• Proverbs 10:18Hiding hatred makes you a liar; slandering others makes you a fool.
• Proverbs 25:18Telling lies about others is as harmful as hitting them with an ax, wounding them with a sword, or shooting them with a sharp arrow.

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