Jeremiah 9:8

“Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.”

"Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait." - Jeremiah 9:8
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What does Jeremiah 9:8 mean?

Jeremiah 9:8 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait." This verse from the book of Jeremiah is a powerful commentary on the…

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The Deceptive Arrow: Guarding Our Hearts and Words

Jeremiah 9:8 proclaims, "Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait." This vivid imagery from the prophet Jeremiah paints a disturbing picture of the human condition—a duality…

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A Prayer for Discernment and Truth in Communication

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am reminded of the heavy truth revealed in Jeremiah 9:8, which speaks of the deceptive nature of human communication: "Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth…

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Jeremiah 9:8 - "Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait."
Make a poster of a person peacefully waving to a stranger. The person needs to have a weapon hidden behind their back as to attack the neighbor. Have other individuals hiding ready to attack the stranger. From Jeremiah 9:8
Make a poster of a person who looks peaceful waving to their neighbor, but they have a weapon hidden behind their back to attack the neighbor. Have other individuals hiding ready to attack the neighbor when they get closer. From Jeremiah 9:8
Jeremiah 8:9 - "The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?"
Jeremiah 8:9 The wise men are ashamed, They are dismayed and taken. Behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord; So what wisdom do they have?
Jeremiah 43:8 - "¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,"
"The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?" - Jeremiah 8:9
Jeremiah 38:8 Ebed-Melech went out of the king's house and spoke to the king, saying: 9 "My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon, and he is likely to die from hunger in the place where he is. For there is no more bread in the city."
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 9:9 - "¶ Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?"
Jeremiah 36:8 - "And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the LORD in the LORD'S house."
Jeremiah 13:8 - "Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Jeremiah 8:20 - "The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved."
Jeremiah 10:8 - "But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities."
"¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying," - Jeremiah 43:8
Jeremiah 8:8 - "How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain."
Jeremiah 38:9 (KJVA) 9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.
Jeremiah 7:8 - "¶ Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit."
Neh 8:9
Zachariah 9:8
Jeremiah 38:9 (KJVA) 9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.
Jeremiah 34:8 - "¶ This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;"
Ps37:8-9
Jeremiah 8:15 - "We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!"
Jeremiah 17:9 - "¶ The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"
Jeremiah 8:22 - "Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?"