James 3:5 So too the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it has great pretensions. Think how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze.

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New English Translation - So too the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it has great pretensions. Think how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze.
新标点和合本 - 这样，舌头在百体里也是最小的，却能说大话。看哪，最小的火能点着最大的树林。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 同样，舌头是小肢体，却能说大话。看哪，最小的火能点燃最大的树林。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 同样，舌头是小肢体，却能说大话。看哪，最小的火能点燃最大的树林。
当代译本 - 同样，人的舌头虽然很小，却能说夸大的话。看啊，小火星能点燃大森林。
圣经新译本 - 照样，舌头虽然是个小肢体，却会说夸大的话。　试看，星星之火，可以燎原；
中文标准译本 - 照样，舌头虽然是身体上一个小小的部分，却能大大地自夸。看哪，那么小的火，能点燃那么大的森林！
现代标点和合本 - 这样，舌头在百体里也是最小的，却能说大话。看哪，最小的火能点着最大的树林！
和合本（拼音版） - 这样，舌头在百体里也是最小的，却能说大话。看哪，最小的火能点着最大的树林。
New International Version - Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.
New International Reader's Version - In the same way, the tongue is a small part of a person’s body. But it talks big. Think about how a small spark can set a big forest on fire.
English Standard Version - So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!
New Living Translation - In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire.
The Message - It only takes a spark, remember, to set off a forest fire. A careless or wrongly placed word out of your mouth can do that. By our speech we can ruin the world, turn harmony to chaos, throw mud on a reputation, send the whole world up in smoke and go up in smoke with it, smoke right from the pit of hell.
Christian Standard Bible - So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things. Consider how a small fire sets ablaze a large forest.
New American Standard Bible - So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!
New King James Version - Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles!
Amplified Bible - In the same sense, the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See [by comparison] how great a forest is set on fire by a small spark!
American Standard Version - So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire!
King James Version - Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
World English Bible - So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!
新標點和合本 - 這樣，舌頭在百體裏也是最小的，卻能說大話。看哪，最小的火能點着最大的樹林。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 同樣，舌頭是小肢體，卻能說大話。看哪，最小的火能點燃最大的樹林。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 同樣，舌頭是小肢體，卻能說大話。看哪，最小的火能點燃最大的樹林。
當代譯本 - 同樣，人的舌頭雖然很小，卻能說誇大的話。看啊，小火星能點燃大森林。
聖經新譯本 - 照樣，舌頭雖然是個小肢體，卻會說誇大的話。　試看，星星之火，可以燎原；
呂振中譯本 - 舌頭也是這樣。舌頭是個小肢體，竟能誇說大事呢。你看，多麼小的火能點????多麼大堆的樹林木料啊！
中文標準譯本 - 照樣，舌頭雖然是身體上一個小小的部分，卻能大大地自誇。看哪，那麼小的火，能點燃那麼大的森林！
現代標點和合本 - 這樣，舌頭在百體裡也是最小的，卻能說大話。看哪，最小的火能點著最大的樹林！
文理和合譯本 - 如是、舌為小體、而誇大焉、些須之火、能燃若大之林、
文理委辦譯本 - 舌雖小而能誇大、薪甚多、微火可燃、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 如是舌為小體、而能誇大、薪甚多、薪甚多或作林甚茂微火可燃、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 舌在人身、亦復如是其形雖小、其誇實大。星星之火、可以燎原；
Nueva Versión Internacional - Así también la lengua es un miembro muy pequeño del cuerpo, pero hace alarde de grandes hazañas. ¡Imagínense qué gran bosque se incendia con tan pequeña chispa!
현대인의 성경 - 이와 같이 사람의 혀도 몸의 작은 부분에 불과하지만 그것을 잘못 사용하면 큰 손해를 가져옵니다. 작은 불씨가 큰 숲을 태우지 않습니까?
Новый Русский Перевод - Так же и язык: это маленький орган, но он много хвастается. Взгляни – большой лесной пожар начинается с маленькой искры.
Восточный перевод - Так же и язык: это маленький орган, но как велики его претензии! Взгляни, большой лесной пожар начинается с маленькой искры.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Так же и язык: это маленький орган, но как велики его претензии! Взгляни, большой лесной пожар начинается с маленькой искры.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Так же и язык: это маленький орган, но как велики его претензии! Взгляни, большой лесной пожар начинается с маленькой искры.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Il en va de même pour la langue : c’est un petit organe, mais elle se vante de grandes choses. Ne suffit-il pas d’un petit feu pour incendier une vaste forêt ?
リビングバイブル - 同様に舌もちっぽけなものですが、使い方を誤ると、途方もなく大きな害を生じます。小さな火が大きな森林を焼き尽くします。
Nestle Aland 28 - οὕτως καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα μικρὸν μέλος ἐστὶν καὶ μεγάλα αὐχεῖ. ἰδοὺ ἡλίκον πῦρ ἡλίκην ὕλην ἀνάπτει.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - οὕτως καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα μικρὸν μέλος ἐστὶν, καὶ μεγάλα αὐχεῖ. ἰδοὺ, ἡλίκον πῦρ, ἡλίκην ὕλην ἀνάπτει.
Nova Versão Internacional - Semelhantemente, a língua é um pequeno órgão do corpo, mas se vangloria de grandes coisas. Vejam como um grande bosque é incendiado por uma simples fagulha.
Hoffnung für alle - Genauso ist es mit unserer Zunge. So klein sie auch ist, so groß ist ihre Wirkung! Ein kleiner Funke setzt einen ganzen Wald in Brand.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Cũng vậy, cái lưỡi tuy rất nhỏ, nhưng có thể gây thiệt hại lớn lao. Một đốm lửa nhỏ có thể đốt cháy cả khu rừng rộng lớn.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ลิ้นก็เช่นกันเป็นอวัยวะเล็กๆ แต่ชอบคุยโวโอ้อวด คิดดูเถิด ประกายไฟนิดเดียวอาจเผาป่าใหญ่ได้
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ลิ้นก็เช่นเดียวกัน เป็นส่วนเล็กของร่างกาย แต่ยังโอ้อวดเรื่องที่ยิ่งใหญ่ ดูเถิดว่า ป่าใหญ่ถูกไฟไหม้ได้ด้วยเปลวไฟเล็กๆ

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Ezekiel 29:3 - Tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘Look, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster lying in the midst of its waterways, who has said, “My Nile is my own, I made it for myself.”
Exodus 5:2 - But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord that I should obey him by releasing Israel? I do not know the Lord, and I will not release Israel!”
Daniel 3:15 - Now if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must bow down and pay homage to the statue that I had made. If you don’t pay homage to it, you will immediately be thrown into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire. Now, who is that god who can rescue you from my power?”
Daniel 4:30 - The king uttered these words: “Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?”
Job 21:14 - So they say to God, ‘Turn away from us! We do not want to know your ways.
Job 21:15 - Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain if we were to pray to him?’
2 Kings 19:22 - Whom have you taunted and hurled insults at? At whom have you shouted, and looked so arrogantly? At the Holy One of Israel!
2 Kings 19:23 - Through your messengers you taunted the sovereign master, ‘With my many chariots I climbed up the high mountains, the slopes of Lebanon. I cut down its tall cedars, and its best evergreens. I invaded its most remote regions, its thickest woods.
2 Kings 19:24 - I dug wells and drank water in foreign lands. With the soles of my feet I dried up all the rivers of Egypt.’
2 Peter 2:18 - For by speaking high-sounding but empty words they are able to entice, with fleshly desires and with debauchery, people who have just escaped from those who reside in error.
Exodus 15:9 - The enemy said, ‘I will chase, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire will be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, my hand will destroy them.’
Job 22:17 - They were saying to God, ‘Turn away from us,’ and ‘What can the Almighty do to us?’
Revelation 13:5 - The beast was given a mouth speaking proud words and blasphemies, and he was permitted to exercise ruling authority for forty-two months.
Revelation 13:6 - So the beast opened his mouth to blaspheme against God – to blaspheme both his name and his dwelling place, that is, those who dwell in heaven.
Jude 1:16 - These people are grumblers and fault-finders who go wherever their desires lead them, and they give bombastic speeches, enchanting folks for their own gain.
Ezekiel 28:2 - “Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘Your heart is proud and you said, “I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas” – yet you are a man and not a god, though you think you are godlike.
Jeremiah 18:18 - Then some people said, “Come on! Let us consider how to deal with Jeremiah! There will still be priests to instruct us, wise men to give us advice, and prophets to declare God’s word. Come on! Let’s bring charges against him and get rid of him! Then we will not need to pay attention to anything he says.”
Psalms 12:2 - People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.
Psalms 12:3 - May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!
Psalms 12:4 - They say, “We speak persuasively; we know how to flatter and boast. Who is our master?”
Psalms 10:3 - Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the Lord.
Proverbs 12:18 - Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.
Psalms 52:1 - Why do you boast about your evil plans, O powerful man? God’s loyal love protects me all day long!
Psalms 52:2 - Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.
Proverbs 15:2 - The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.
Psalms 73:8 - They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.
Psalms 73:9 - They speak as if they rule in heaven, and lay claim to the earth.
Proverbs 18:21 - Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit.
Psalms 17:10 - They are calloused; they speak arrogantly.
Jeremiah 9:3 - The Lord says, “These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.
Jeremiah 9:4 - Everyone must be on his guard around his friends. He must not even trust any of his relatives. For every one of them will find some way to cheat him. And all of his friends will tell lies about him.
Jeremiah 9:5 - One friend deceives another and no one tells the truth. These people have trained themselves to tell lies. They do wrong and are unable to repent.
Jeremiah 9:6 - They do one act of violence after another, and one deceitful thing after another. They refuse to pay attention to me,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:7 - Therefore the Lord who rules over all says, “I will now purify them in the fires of affliction and test them. The wickedness of my dear people has left me no choice. What else can I do?
Jeremiah 9:8 - Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They are always telling lies. Friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths. But their minds are thinking up ways to trap them.

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New English Translation - So too the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it has great pretensions. Think how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze.
新标点和合本 - 这样，舌头在百体里也是最小的，却能说大话。看哪，最小的火能点着最大的树林。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 同样，舌头是小肢体，却能说大话。看哪，最小的火能点燃最大的树林。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 同样，舌头是小肢体，却能说大话。看哪，最小的火能点燃最大的树林。
当代译本 - 同样，人的舌头虽然很小，却能说夸大的话。看啊，小火星能点燃大森林。
圣经新译本 - 照样，舌头虽然是个小肢体，却会说夸大的话。　试看，星星之火，可以燎原；
中文标准译本 - 照样，舌头虽然是身体上一个小小的部分，却能大大地自夸。看哪，那么小的火，能点燃那么大的森林！
现代标点和合本 - 这样，舌头在百体里也是最小的，却能说大话。看哪，最小的火能点着最大的树林！
和合本（拼音版） - 这样，舌头在百体里也是最小的，却能说大话。看哪，最小的火能点着最大的树林。
New International Version - Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.
New International Reader's Version - In the same way, the tongue is a small part of a person’s body. But it talks big. Think about how a small spark can set a big forest on fire.
English Standard Version - So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!
New Living Translation - In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire.
The Message - It only takes a spark, remember, to set off a forest fire. A careless or wrongly placed word out of your mouth can do that. By our speech we can ruin the world, turn harmony to chaos, throw mud on a reputation, send the whole world up in smoke and go up in smoke with it, smoke right from the pit of hell.
Christian Standard Bible - So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things. Consider how a small fire sets ablaze a large forest.
New American Standard Bible - So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!
New King James Version - Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles!
Amplified Bible - In the same sense, the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See [by comparison] how great a forest is set on fire by a small spark!
American Standard Version - So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire!
King James Version - Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
World English Bible - So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!
新標點和合本 - 這樣，舌頭在百體裏也是最小的，卻能說大話。看哪，最小的火能點着最大的樹林。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 同樣，舌頭是小肢體，卻能說大話。看哪，最小的火能點燃最大的樹林。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 同樣，舌頭是小肢體，卻能說大話。看哪，最小的火能點燃最大的樹林。
當代譯本 - 同樣，人的舌頭雖然很小，卻能說誇大的話。看啊，小火星能點燃大森林。
聖經新譯本 - 照樣，舌頭雖然是個小肢體，卻會說誇大的話。　試看，星星之火，可以燎原；
呂振中譯本 - 舌頭也是這樣。舌頭是個小肢體，竟能誇說大事呢。你看，多麼小的火能點????多麼大堆的樹林木料啊！
中文標準譯本 - 照樣，舌頭雖然是身體上一個小小的部分，卻能大大地自誇。看哪，那麼小的火，能點燃那麼大的森林！
現代標點和合本 - 這樣，舌頭在百體裡也是最小的，卻能說大話。看哪，最小的火能點著最大的樹林！
文理和合譯本 - 如是、舌為小體、而誇大焉、些須之火、能燃若大之林、
文理委辦譯本 - 舌雖小而能誇大、薪甚多、微火可燃、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 如是舌為小體、而能誇大、薪甚多、薪甚多或作林甚茂微火可燃、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 舌在人身、亦復如是其形雖小、其誇實大。星星之火、可以燎原；
Nueva Versión Internacional - Así también la lengua es un miembro muy pequeño del cuerpo, pero hace alarde de grandes hazañas. ¡Imagínense qué gran bosque se incendia con tan pequeña chispa!
현대인의 성경 - 이와 같이 사람의 혀도 몸의 작은 부분에 불과하지만 그것을 잘못 사용하면 큰 손해를 가져옵니다. 작은 불씨가 큰 숲을 태우지 않습니까?
Новый Русский Перевод - Так же и язык: это маленький орган, но он много хвастается. Взгляни – большой лесной пожар начинается с маленькой искры.
Восточный перевод - Так же и язык: это маленький орган, но как велики его претензии! Взгляни, большой лесной пожар начинается с маленькой искры.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Так же и язык: это маленький орган, но как велики его претензии! Взгляни, большой лесной пожар начинается с маленькой искры.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Так же и язык: это маленький орган, но как велики его претензии! Взгляни, большой лесной пожар начинается с маленькой искры.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Il en va de même pour la langue : c’est un petit organe, mais elle se vante de grandes choses. Ne suffit-il pas d’un petit feu pour incendier une vaste forêt ?
リビングバイブル - 同様に舌もちっぽけなものですが、使い方を誤ると、途方もなく大きな害を生じます。小さな火が大きな森林を焼き尽くします。
Nestle Aland 28 - οὕτως καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα μικρὸν μέλος ἐστὶν καὶ μεγάλα αὐχεῖ. ἰδοὺ ἡλίκον πῦρ ἡλίκην ὕλην ἀνάπτει.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - οὕτως καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα μικρὸν μέλος ἐστὶν, καὶ μεγάλα αὐχεῖ. ἰδοὺ, ἡλίκον πῦρ, ἡλίκην ὕλην ἀνάπτει.
Nova Versão Internacional - Semelhantemente, a língua é um pequeno órgão do corpo, mas se vangloria de grandes coisas. Vejam como um grande bosque é incendiado por uma simples fagulha.
Hoffnung für alle - Genauso ist es mit unserer Zunge. So klein sie auch ist, so groß ist ihre Wirkung! Ein kleiner Funke setzt einen ganzen Wald in Brand.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Cũng vậy, cái lưỡi tuy rất nhỏ, nhưng có thể gây thiệt hại lớn lao. Một đốm lửa nhỏ có thể đốt cháy cả khu rừng rộng lớn.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ลิ้นก็เช่นกันเป็นอวัยวะเล็กๆ แต่ชอบคุยโวโอ้อวด คิดดูเถิด ประกายไฟนิดเดียวอาจเผาป่าใหญ่ได้
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ลิ้นก็เช่นเดียวกัน เป็นส่วนเล็กของร่างกาย แต่ยังโอ้อวดเรื่องที่ยิ่งใหญ่ ดูเถิดว่า ป่าใหญ่ถูกไฟไหม้ได้ด้วยเปลวไฟเล็กๆ

Ezekiel 29:3 - Tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘Look, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster lying in the midst of its waterways, who has said, “My Nile is my own, I made it for myself.”
Exodus 5:2 - But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord that I should obey him by releasing Israel? I do not know the Lord, and I will not release Israel!”
Daniel 3:15 - Now if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must bow down and pay homage to the statue that I had made. If you don’t pay homage to it, you will immediately be thrown into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire. Now, who is that god who can rescue you from my power?”
Daniel 4:30 - The king uttered these words: “Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?”
Job 21:14 - So they say to God, ‘Turn away from us! We do not want to know your ways.
Job 21:15 - Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain if we were to pray to him?’
2 Kings 19:22 - Whom have you taunted and hurled insults at? At whom have you shouted, and looked so arrogantly? At the Holy One of Israel!
2 Kings 19:23 - Through your messengers you taunted the sovereign master, ‘With my many chariots I climbed up the high mountains, the slopes of Lebanon. I cut down its tall cedars, and its best evergreens. I invaded its most remote regions, its thickest woods.
2 Kings 19:24 - I dug wells and drank water in foreign lands. With the soles of my feet I dried up all the rivers of Egypt.’
2 Peter 2:18 - For by speaking high-sounding but empty words they are able to entice, with fleshly desires and with debauchery, people who have just escaped from those who reside in error.
Exodus 15:9 - The enemy said, ‘I will chase, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire will be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, my hand will destroy them.’
Job 22:17 - They were saying to God, ‘Turn away from us,’ and ‘What can the Almighty do to us?’
Revelation 13:5 - The beast was given a mouth speaking proud words and blasphemies, and he was permitted to exercise ruling authority for forty-two months.
Revelation 13:6 - So the beast opened his mouth to blaspheme against God – to blaspheme both his name and his dwelling place, that is, those who dwell in heaven.
Jude 1:16 - These people are grumblers and fault-finders who go wherever their desires lead them, and they give bombastic speeches, enchanting folks for their own gain.
Ezekiel 28:2 - “Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘Your heart is proud and you said, “I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas” – yet you are a man and not a god, though you think you are godlike.
Jeremiah 18:18 - Then some people said, “Come on! Let us consider how to deal with Jeremiah! There will still be priests to instruct us, wise men to give us advice, and prophets to declare God’s word. Come on! Let’s bring charges against him and get rid of him! Then we will not need to pay attention to anything he says.”
Psalms 12:2 - People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.
Psalms 12:3 - May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!
Psalms 12:4 - They say, “We speak persuasively; we know how to flatter and boast. Who is our master?”
Psalms 10:3 - Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the Lord.
Proverbs 12:18 - Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.
Psalms 52:1 - Why do you boast about your evil plans, O powerful man? God’s loyal love protects me all day long!
Psalms 52:2 - Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.
Proverbs 15:2 - The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.
Psalms 73:8 - They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.
Psalms 73:9 - They speak as if they rule in heaven, and lay claim to the earth.
Proverbs 18:21 - Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit.
Psalms 17:10 - They are calloused; they speak arrogantly.
Jeremiah 9:3 - The Lord says, “These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.
Jeremiah 9:4 - Everyone must be on his guard around his friends. He must not even trust any of his relatives. For every one of them will find some way to cheat him. And all of his friends will tell lies about him.
Jeremiah 9:5 - One friend deceives another and no one tells the truth. These people have trained themselves to tell lies. They do wrong and are unable to repent.
Jeremiah 9:6 - They do one act of violence after another, and one deceitful thing after another. They refuse to pay attention to me,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:7 - Therefore the Lord who rules over all says, “I will now purify them in the fires of affliction and test them. The wickedness of my dear people has left me no choice. What else can I do?
Jeremiah 9:8 - Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They are always telling lies. Friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths. But their minds are thinking up ways to trap them.