Jeremiah 9:3 “My people bend their tongues like bows to shoot out lies. They refuse to stand up for the truth. They only go from bad to worse. They do not know me,” says ...

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New Living Translation - “My people bend their tongues like bows to shoot out lies. They refuse to stand up for the truth. They only go from bad to worse. They do not know me,” says the Lord.
新标点和合本 - 他们弯起舌头像弓一样，为要说谎话。他们在国中增长势力，不是为行诚实，乃是恶上加恶，并不认识我。这是耶和华说的。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 他们弯起舌头像弓，为要说谎话；他们在国中增长势力，不是为诚信。他们恶上加恶，并不认识我。这是耶和华说的。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 他们弯起舌头像弓，为要说谎话；他们在国中增长势力，不是为诚信。他们恶上加恶，并不认识我。这是耶和华说的。
当代译本 - 耶和华说： “他们鼓舌如簧，射出谎言，遍地充满诡诈，毫无诚实；他们行恶不断，不认我是上帝。
圣经新译本 - “他们弯曲舌头，像弯弓一样；在这地得势的是虚谎，不是诚实；因为他们变本加厉地作恶，连我也不认识。” 这是耶和华的宣告。
现代标点和合本 - “他们弯起舌头像弓一样，为要说谎话。他们在国中增长势力，不是为行诚实，乃是恶上加恶，并不认识我。” 这是耶和华说的。
和合本（拼音版） - 他们弯起舌头像弓一样，为要说谎话。他们在国中增长势力，不是为行诚实，乃是恶上加恶，并不认识我。这是耶和华说的。
New International Version - “They make ready their tongue like a bow, to shoot lies; it is not by truth that they triumph in the land. They go from one sin to another; they do not acknowledge me,” declares the Lord.
New International Reader's Version - “They get ready to use their tongues like bows,” announces the Lord. “Their mouths shoot out lies like arrows. They tell lies to gain power in the land. They go from one sin to another. They do not pay any attention to me.
English Standard Version - They bend their tongue like a bow; falsehood and not truth has grown strong in the land; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me, declares the Lord.
The Message - “Their tongues shoot out lies like a bow shoots arrows— A mighty army of liars, the sworn enemies of truth. They advance from one evil to the next, ignorant of me.” God’s Decree. “Be wary of even longtime neighbors. Don’t even trust your grandmother! Brother schemes against brother, like old cheating Jacob. Friend against friend spreads malicious gossip. Neighbors gyp neighbors, never telling the truth. They’ve trained their tongues to tell lies, and now they can’t tell the truth. They pile wrong upon wrong, stack lie upon lie, and refuse to know me.” God’s Decree.
Christian Standard Bible - They bent their tongues like their bows; lies and not faithfulness prevail in the land, for they proceed from one evil to another, and they do not take me into account. This is the Lord’s declaration.
New American Standard Bible - “They bend their tongues like their bows; Lies and not truth prevail in the land; For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me,” declares the Lord.
New King James Version - “And like their bow they have bent their tongues for lies. They are not valiant for the truth on the earth. For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me,” says the Lord.
Amplified Bible - “They bend their tongue like their bow; [Their] lies and not truth prevail and grow strong in the land; For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know and understand and acknowledge Me,” says the Lord.
American Standard Version - And they bend their tongue, as it were their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.
King James Version - 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.
New English Translation - 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.
World English Bible - “They bend their tongue, as their bow, for falsehood. They have grown strong in the land, but not for truth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they don’t know me,” says Yahweh.
新標點和合本 - 他們彎起舌頭像弓一樣，為要說謊話。他們在國中增長勢力，不是為行誠實，乃是惡上加惡，並不認識我。這是耶和華說的。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 他們彎起舌頭像弓，為要說謊話；他們在國中增長勢力，不是為誠信。他們惡上加惡，並不認識我。這是耶和華說的。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 他們彎起舌頭像弓，為要說謊話；他們在國中增長勢力，不是為誠信。他們惡上加惡，並不認識我。這是耶和華說的。
當代譯本 - 耶和華說：「他們鼓舌如簧，射出謊言，遍地充滿詭詐，毫無誠實；他們行惡不斷，不認我是上帝。
聖經新譯本 - “他們彎曲舌頭，像彎弓一樣；在這地得勢的是虛謊，不是誠實；因為他們變本加厲地作惡，連我也不認識。” 這是耶和華的宣告。
呂振中譯本 - 他們彎了舌頭像弓一樣；在這地得勢的是虛假、不是忠信；因為他們是出於壞而歸於壞的，連我、他們也不認識：永恆主發神諭說。
現代標點和合本 - 「他們彎起舌頭像弓一樣，為要說謊話。他們在國中增長勢力，不是為行誠實，乃是惡上加惡，並不認識我。」這是耶和華說的。
文理和合譯本 - 彼彎舌如弓、以發誑言、在國中為強大、而不行信實、行惡有加無已、而不我識、耶和華言之矣、
文理委辦譯本 - 耶和華曰、彼民逞舌妄言、若援弓發矢、言雖不誠、偏能得志、作惡無已、不識我道。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 主曰、彼逞舌言誑、若張弓發矢、於國中得勢、非以真誠、更端作惡、更端作惡原文作由惡進惡不識我、
Nueva Versión Internacional - «Tensan su lengua como un arco; en el país prevalece la mentira, no la verdad, porque van de mal en peor, y a mí no me conocen —afirma el Señor—.
현대인의 성경 - 여호와께서 말씀하신다. “그들이 활을 당기듯이 혀를 놀려 거짓말을 쏘아대니 이 땅에는 진실이 아닌 거짓이 판을 친다. 그들은 악에서 악으로 줄달음치며 나를 자기들의 하나님으로 인정하지 않는다.
Новый Русский Перевод - – Как лук, напрягают язык для лжи; не истиной побеждают в стране. Идут от одного злодейства к другому и не знают Меня, – возвещает Господь. –
Восточный перевод - – Как лук, напрягают язык для лжи; не истиной побеждают в стране. Идут от одного злодейства к другому и не знают Меня, – возвещает Вечный. –
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - – Как лук, напрягают язык для лжи; не истиной побеждают в стране. Идут от одного злодейства к другому и не знают Меня, – возвещает Вечный. –
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - – Как лук, напрягают язык для лжи; не истиной побеждают в стране. Идут от одного злодейства к другому и не знают Меня, – возвещает Вечный. –
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Que chacun se méfie ╵de son prochain et ne vous fiez pas ╵à votre parenté ; car chacun s’applique à tromper ╵les membres de sa parenté. Chacun s’en va ╵en répandant des calomnies, ╵au sujet de son compagnon.
リビングバイブル - 「彼らは舌を弓のように曲げ、不真実という矢を射る。正しいことには縁もゆかりもない者で、悪から悪へと進み、わたしのことなどいっこう心に留めない」と、主は言います。
Nova Versão Internacional - “A língua deles é como um arco pronto para atirar. É a falsidade, não a verdade, que prevalece nesta terra. Eles vão de um crime a outro; eles não me reconhecem”, declara o Senhor.
Hoffnung für alle - Nimm dich vor deinem Freund in Acht! Trau deinem eigenen Bruder nicht über den Weg! Denn ein Bruder betrügt den anderen, und ein Freund wird vom anderen verleumdet.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - “Dân Ta uốn lưỡi như giương cung bắn những mũi tên dối gạt. Chúng không thèm tôn trọng sự thật giữa đất nước. Chúng càng đi sâu vào con đường tội ác. Chúng không chịu nhìn biết Ta,” Chúa Hằng Hữu phán vậy.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “พวกเขาโก่งลิ้นเหมือนคันศร เพื่อยิงคำโกหกออกมา ความเท็จจึงมีชัย เหนือความจริง ในแผ่นดิน พวกเขาทำบาปอย่างหนึ่ง แล้วก็แล่นไปสู่บาปอีกอย่างหนึ่ง พวกเขาไม่ยอมรับเรา” องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าประกาศดังนั้น
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - “พวกเขางอลิ้นได้อย่างคันธนู ความจอมปลอมซึ่งไร้ความจริงเกิดขึ้นทั่วแผ่นดิน ด้วยว่าพวกเขาทำความชั่วเรื่อยไป และพวกเขาไม่รู้จักเรา” พระผู้เป็นเจ้าประกาศดังนั้น

交叉引用

John 8:54 - Jesus answered, “If I want glory for myself, it doesn’t count. But it is my Father who will glorify me. You say, ‘He is our God,’
John 8:55 - but you don’t even know him. I know him. If I said otherwise, I would be as great a liar as you! But I do know him and obey him.
Philippians 1:28 - Don’t be intimidated in any way by your enemies. This will be a sign to them that they are going to be destroyed, but that you are going to be saved, even by God himself.
Romans 1:16 - For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile.
Micah 7:3 - Both their hands are equally skilled at doing evil! Officials and judges alike demand bribes. The people with influence get what they want, and together they scheme to twist justice.
Micah 7:4 - Even the best of them is like a brier; the most honest is as dangerous as a hedge of thorns. But your judgment day is coming swiftly now. Your time of punishment is here, a time of confusion.
Micah 7:5 - Don’t trust anyone— not your best friend or even your wife!
2 Timothy 3:13 - But evil people and impostors will flourish. They will deceive others and will themselves be deceived.
Romans 1:28 - Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done.
2 Corinthians 4:4 - Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.
2 Corinthians 4:5 - You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake.
2 Corinthians 4:6 - For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.
Jeremiah 7:26 - But my people have not listened to me or even tried to hear. They have been stubborn and sinful—even worse than their ancestors.
Isaiah 59:3 - Your hands are the hands of murderers, and your fingers are filthy with sin. Your lips are full of lies, and your mouth spews corruption.
Isaiah 59:4 - No one cares about being fair and honest. The people’s lawsuits are based on lies. They conceive evil deeds and then give birth to sin.
Isaiah 59:5 - They hatch deadly snakes and weave spiders’ webs. Whoever eats their eggs will die; whoever cracks them will hatch a viper.
Hosea 4:1 - Hear the word of the Lord, O people of Israel! The Lord has brought charges against you, saying: “There is no faithfulness, no kindness, no knowledge of God in your land.
Hosea 4:2 - You make vows and break them; you kill and steal and commit adultery. There is violence everywhere— one murder after another.
Hosea 4:3 - That is why your land is in mourning, and everyone is wasting away. Even the wild animals, the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea are disappearing.
Psalms 64:3 - They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows.
Psalms 64:4 - They shoot from ambush at the innocent, attacking suddenly and fearlessly.
Jude 1:3 - Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people.
John 17:3 - And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.
Mark 8:38 - If anyone is ashamed of me and my message in these adulterous and sinful days, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
Revelation 12:11 - And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.
Psalms 120:2 - Rescue me, O Lord, from liars and from all deceitful people.
Psalms 120:3 - O deceptive tongue, what will God do to you? How will he increase your punishment?
Psalms 120:4 - You will be pierced with sharp arrows and burned with glowing coals.
Matthew 10:31 - So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.
Matthew 10:32 - “Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.
Matthew 10:33 - But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven.
Jeremiah 31:34 - And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their relatives, saying, ‘You should know the Lord.’ For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will know me already,” says the Lord. “And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins.”
Psalms 52:2 - All day long you plot destruction. Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor; you’re an expert at telling lies.
Psalms 52:3 - You love evil more than good and lies more than truth. Interlude
Psalms 52:4 - You love to destroy others with your words, you liar!
Jeremiah 22:16 - He gave justice and help to the poor and needy, and everything went well for him. Isn’t that what it means to know me?” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:5 - They all fool and defraud each other; no one tells the truth. With practiced tongues they tell lies; they wear themselves out with all their sinning.
Isaiah 59:13 - We know we have rebelled and have denied the Lord. We have turned our backs on our God. We know how unfair and oppressive we have been, carefully planning our deceitful lies.
Isaiah 59:14 - Our courts oppose the righteous, and justice is nowhere to be found. Truth stumbles in the streets, and honesty has been outlawed.
Isaiah 59:15 - Yes, truth is gone, and anyone who renounces evil is attacked. The Lord looked and was displeased to find there was no justice.
1 Samuel 2:12 - Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels who had no respect for the Lord
Romans 3:13 - “Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their tongues are filled with lies.” “Snake venom drips from their lips.”
Judges 2:10 - After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the Lord or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel.
Jeremiah 9:8 - For their tongues shoot lies like poisoned arrows. They speak friendly words to their neighbors while scheming in their heart to kill them.
Jeremiah 4:22 - “My people are foolish and do not know me,” says the Lord. “They are stupid children who have no understanding. They are clever enough at doing wrong, but they have no idea how to do right!”

逐节对照

交叉引用

New Living Translation - “My people bend their tongues like bows to shoot out lies. They refuse to stand up for the truth. They only go from bad to worse. They do not know me,” says the Lord.
新标点和合本 - 他们弯起舌头像弓一样，为要说谎话。他们在国中增长势力，不是为行诚实，乃是恶上加恶，并不认识我。这是耶和华说的。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 他们弯起舌头像弓，为要说谎话；他们在国中增长势力，不是为诚信。他们恶上加恶，并不认识我。这是耶和华说的。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 他们弯起舌头像弓，为要说谎话；他们在国中增长势力，不是为诚信。他们恶上加恶，并不认识我。这是耶和华说的。
当代译本 - 耶和华说： “他们鼓舌如簧，射出谎言，遍地充满诡诈，毫无诚实；他们行恶不断，不认我是上帝。
圣经新译本 - “他们弯曲舌头，像弯弓一样；在这地得势的是虚谎，不是诚实；因为他们变本加厉地作恶，连我也不认识。” 这是耶和华的宣告。
现代标点和合本 - “他们弯起舌头像弓一样，为要说谎话。他们在国中增长势力，不是为行诚实，乃是恶上加恶，并不认识我。” 这是耶和华说的。
和合本（拼音版） - 他们弯起舌头像弓一样，为要说谎话。他们在国中增长势力，不是为行诚实，乃是恶上加恶，并不认识我。这是耶和华说的。
New International Version - “They make ready their tongue like a bow, to shoot lies; it is not by truth that they triumph in the land. They go from one sin to another; they do not acknowledge me,” declares the Lord.
New International Reader's Version - “They get ready to use their tongues like bows,” announces the Lord. “Their mouths shoot out lies like arrows. They tell lies to gain power in the land. They go from one sin to another. They do not pay any attention to me.
English Standard Version - They bend their tongue like a bow; falsehood and not truth has grown strong in the land; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me, declares the Lord.
The Message - “Their tongues shoot out lies like a bow shoots arrows— A mighty army of liars, the sworn enemies of truth. They advance from one evil to the next, ignorant of me.” God’s Decree. “Be wary of even longtime neighbors. Don’t even trust your grandmother! Brother schemes against brother, like old cheating Jacob. Friend against friend spreads malicious gossip. Neighbors gyp neighbors, never telling the truth. They’ve trained their tongues to tell lies, and now they can’t tell the truth. They pile wrong upon wrong, stack lie upon lie, and refuse to know me.” God’s Decree.
Christian Standard Bible - They bent their tongues like their bows; lies and not faithfulness prevail in the land, for they proceed from one evil to another, and they do not take me into account. This is the Lord’s declaration.
New American Standard Bible - “They bend their tongues like their bows; Lies and not truth prevail in the land; For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me,” declares the Lord.
New King James Version - “And like their bow they have bent their tongues for lies. They are not valiant for the truth on the earth. For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me,” says the Lord.
Amplified Bible - “They bend their tongue like their bow; [Their] lies and not truth prevail and grow strong in the land; For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know and understand and acknowledge Me,” says the Lord.
American Standard Version - And they bend their tongue, as it were their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.
King James Version - 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.
New English Translation - 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.
World English Bible - “They bend their tongue, as their bow, for falsehood. They have grown strong in the land, but not for truth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they don’t know me,” says Yahweh.
新標點和合本 - 他們彎起舌頭像弓一樣，為要說謊話。他們在國中增長勢力，不是為行誠實，乃是惡上加惡，並不認識我。這是耶和華說的。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 他們彎起舌頭像弓，為要說謊話；他們在國中增長勢力，不是為誠信。他們惡上加惡，並不認識我。這是耶和華說的。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 他們彎起舌頭像弓，為要說謊話；他們在國中增長勢力，不是為誠信。他們惡上加惡，並不認識我。這是耶和華說的。
當代譯本 - 耶和華說：「他們鼓舌如簧，射出謊言，遍地充滿詭詐，毫無誠實；他們行惡不斷，不認我是上帝。
聖經新譯本 - “他們彎曲舌頭，像彎弓一樣；在這地得勢的是虛謊，不是誠實；因為他們變本加厲地作惡，連我也不認識。” 這是耶和華的宣告。
呂振中譯本 - 他們彎了舌頭像弓一樣；在這地得勢的是虛假、不是忠信；因為他們是出於壞而歸於壞的，連我、他們也不認識：永恆主發神諭說。
現代標點和合本 - 「他們彎起舌頭像弓一樣，為要說謊話。他們在國中增長勢力，不是為行誠實，乃是惡上加惡，並不認識我。」這是耶和華說的。
文理和合譯本 - 彼彎舌如弓、以發誑言、在國中為強大、而不行信實、行惡有加無已、而不我識、耶和華言之矣、
文理委辦譯本 - 耶和華曰、彼民逞舌妄言、若援弓發矢、言雖不誠、偏能得志、作惡無已、不識我道。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 主曰、彼逞舌言誑、若張弓發矢、於國中得勢、非以真誠、更端作惡、更端作惡原文作由惡進惡不識我、
Nueva Versión Internacional - «Tensan su lengua como un arco; en el país prevalece la mentira, no la verdad, porque van de mal en peor, y a mí no me conocen —afirma el Señor—.
현대인의 성경 - 여호와께서 말씀하신다. “그들이 활을 당기듯이 혀를 놀려 거짓말을 쏘아대니 이 땅에는 진실이 아닌 거짓이 판을 친다. 그들은 악에서 악으로 줄달음치며 나를 자기들의 하나님으로 인정하지 않는다.
Новый Русский Перевод - – Как лук, напрягают язык для лжи; не истиной побеждают в стране. Идут от одного злодейства к другому и не знают Меня, – возвещает Господь. –
Восточный перевод - – Как лук, напрягают язык для лжи; не истиной побеждают в стране. Идут от одного злодейства к другому и не знают Меня, – возвещает Вечный. –
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - – Как лук, напрягают язык для лжи; не истиной побеждают в стране. Идут от одного злодейства к другому и не знают Меня, – возвещает Вечный. –
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - – Как лук, напрягают язык для лжи; не истиной побеждают в стране. Идут от одного злодейства к другому и не знают Меня, – возвещает Вечный. –
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Que chacun se méfie ╵de son prochain et ne vous fiez pas ╵à votre parenté ; car chacun s’applique à tromper ╵les membres de sa parenté. Chacun s’en va ╵en répandant des calomnies, ╵au sujet de son compagnon.
リビングバイブル - 「彼らは舌を弓のように曲げ、不真実という矢を射る。正しいことには縁もゆかりもない者で、悪から悪へと進み、わたしのことなどいっこう心に留めない」と、主は言います。
Nova Versão Internacional - “A língua deles é como um arco pronto para atirar. É a falsidade, não a verdade, que prevalece nesta terra. Eles vão de um crime a outro; eles não me reconhecem”, declara o Senhor.
Hoffnung für alle - Nimm dich vor deinem Freund in Acht! Trau deinem eigenen Bruder nicht über den Weg! Denn ein Bruder betrügt den anderen, und ein Freund wird vom anderen verleumdet.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - “Dân Ta uốn lưỡi như giương cung bắn những mũi tên dối gạt. Chúng không thèm tôn trọng sự thật giữa đất nước. Chúng càng đi sâu vào con đường tội ác. Chúng không chịu nhìn biết Ta,” Chúa Hằng Hữu phán vậy.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “พวกเขาโก่งลิ้นเหมือนคันศร เพื่อยิงคำโกหกออกมา ความเท็จจึงมีชัย เหนือความจริง ในแผ่นดิน พวกเขาทำบาปอย่างหนึ่ง แล้วก็แล่นไปสู่บาปอีกอย่างหนึ่ง พวกเขาไม่ยอมรับเรา” องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าประกาศดังนั้น
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - “พวกเขางอลิ้นได้อย่างคันธนู ความจอมปลอมซึ่งไร้ความจริงเกิดขึ้นทั่วแผ่นดิน ด้วยว่าพวกเขาทำความชั่วเรื่อยไป และพวกเขาไม่รู้จักเรา” พระผู้เป็นเจ้าประกาศดังนั้น

John 8:54 - Jesus answered, “If I want glory for myself, it doesn’t count. But it is my Father who will glorify me. You say, ‘He is our God,’
John 8:55 - but you don’t even know him. I know him. If I said otherwise, I would be as great a liar as you! But I do know him and obey him.
Philippians 1:28 - Don’t be intimidated in any way by your enemies. This will be a sign to them that they are going to be destroyed, but that you are going to be saved, even by God himself.
Romans 1:16 - For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile.
Micah 7:3 - Both their hands are equally skilled at doing evil! Officials and judges alike demand bribes. The people with influence get what they want, and together they scheme to twist justice.
Micah 7:4 - Even the best of them is like a brier; the most honest is as dangerous as a hedge of thorns. But your judgment day is coming swiftly now. Your time of punishment is here, a time of confusion.
Micah 7:5 - Don’t trust anyone— not your best friend or even your wife!
2 Timothy 3:13 - But evil people and impostors will flourish. They will deceive others and will themselves be deceived.
Romans 1:28 - Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done.
2 Corinthians 4:4 - Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.
2 Corinthians 4:5 - You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake.
2 Corinthians 4:6 - For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.
Jeremiah 7:26 - But my people have not listened to me or even tried to hear. They have been stubborn and sinful—even worse than their ancestors.
Isaiah 59:3 - Your hands are the hands of murderers, and your fingers are filthy with sin. Your lips are full of lies, and your mouth spews corruption.
Isaiah 59:4 - No one cares about being fair and honest. The people’s lawsuits are based on lies. They conceive evil deeds and then give birth to sin.
Isaiah 59:5 - They hatch deadly snakes and weave spiders’ webs. Whoever eats their eggs will die; whoever cracks them will hatch a viper.
Hosea 4:1 - Hear the word of the Lord, O people of Israel! The Lord has brought charges against you, saying: “There is no faithfulness, no kindness, no knowledge of God in your land.
Hosea 4:2 - You make vows and break them; you kill and steal and commit adultery. There is violence everywhere— one murder after another.
Hosea 4:3 - That is why your land is in mourning, and everyone is wasting away. Even the wild animals, the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea are disappearing.
Psalms 64:3 - They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows.
Psalms 64:4 - They shoot from ambush at the innocent, attacking suddenly and fearlessly.
Jude 1:3 - Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people.
John 17:3 - And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.
Mark 8:38 - If anyone is ashamed of me and my message in these adulterous and sinful days, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
Revelation 12:11 - And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.
Psalms 120:2 - Rescue me, O Lord, from liars and from all deceitful people.
Psalms 120:3 - O deceptive tongue, what will God do to you? How will he increase your punishment?
Psalms 120:4 - You will be pierced with sharp arrows and burned with glowing coals.
Matthew 10:31 - So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.
Matthew 10:32 - “Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.
Matthew 10:33 - But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven.
Jeremiah 31:34 - And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their relatives, saying, ‘You should know the Lord.’ For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will know me already,” says the Lord. “And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins.”
Psalms 52:2 - All day long you plot destruction. Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor; you’re an expert at telling lies.
Psalms 52:3 - You love evil more than good and lies more than truth. Interlude
Psalms 52:4 - You love to destroy others with your words, you liar!
Jeremiah 22:16 - He gave justice and help to the poor and needy, and everything went well for him. Isn’t that what it means to know me?” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:5 - They all fool and defraud each other; no one tells the truth. With practiced tongues they tell lies; they wear themselves out with all their sinning.
Isaiah 59:13 - We know we have rebelled and have denied the Lord. We have turned our backs on our God. We know how unfair and oppressive we have been, carefully planning our deceitful lies.
Isaiah 59:14 - Our courts oppose the righteous, and justice is nowhere to be found. Truth stumbles in the streets, and honesty has been outlawed.
Isaiah 59:15 - Yes, truth is gone, and anyone who renounces evil is attacked. The Lord looked and was displeased to find there was no justice.
1 Samuel 2:12 - Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels who had no respect for the Lord
Romans 3:13 - “Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their tongues are filled with lies.” “Snake venom drips from their lips.”
Judges 2:10 - After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the Lord or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel.
Jeremiah 9:8 - For their tongues shoot lies like poisoned arrows. They speak friendly words to their neighbors while scheming in their heart to kill them.
Jeremiah 4:22 - “My people are foolish and do not know me,” says the Lord. “They are stupid children who have no understanding. They are clever enough at doing wrong, but they have no idea how to do right!”