Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 9:4 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Jeremiah 9:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 9 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. neighbour: or, friend”
Jeremiah 9:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 9:4
This verse warns against trusting neighbors: 'Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother.' The Hebrew shameru (שִׁמְרוּ, guard yourselves) and al-tivtachu (אַל־תִּבְטְחוּ, do not trust) indicate pervasive social breakdown. 'For every brother will utterly supplant' uses the Hebrew aqov ya'aqov (עָקוֹב יַעֲקֹב), a wordplay on Jacob's name—who 'supplanted' his brother Esau (Genesis 25:26, 27:36). The society has become a nation of Jacobs, everyone deceiving everyone. 'And every neighbour will walk with slanders' (rakhil, רָכִיל, slander, tale-bearing) indicates gossi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 9:4
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“be careful of the words of your mouth!”
“but he harbors evil in his heart.”
“and with a double heart.”
“He that hideth hatred with lying lips”
“going about with slanders; they are brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly.”
“a sword”
“seven which are an abomination to him:”
“and the house of your father”