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Jeremiah 9:4

FriendshipIntegrityWords and speech

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.

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.

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BSB
“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.
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.
WEB
“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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
“[Let] each man take heed of his neighbor, and in any brother not trust. For every brother does utterly supplant, and every neighbor walks in slander.
ÅB
Vokt dere, hver for sin venn, og stol ikke på noen bror! For hver bror er en listig bedrager, og hver venn går omkring og baktaler.
OTB
"La enhver være på vakt mot sin nabo; stol ikke på noen bror. For hver bror forråder fullstendig, og hver venn er en baktaler.
B1930
Vokt eder, hver for sin venn, og stol ikke på nogen bror! For hver bror er en listig bedrager, og hver venn går omkring og baktaler.

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