Jeremiah 9:8
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Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.
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Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.
What will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?
His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.
My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.
For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.
They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.