Jeremiah 9:4

Jeremiah 9:4 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

4“Beware of your friends;

do not trust anyone in your clan.

For every one of them is a deceiver,9:4 Or a deceiving Jacob

and every friend a slanderer.

4“Let everyone be on guard against his neighbor,

And do not trust any brother;

Because every brother utterly 9:4 I.e., like Jacob (a play on words)betrays,

And every neighbor goes about as a slanderer.

4“Let everyone be on guard against his neighbor,

And do not trust any brother;

Because every brother deals craftily,

And every neighbor goes about as a slanderer.

4“Let everyone beware of his neighbor

And do not trust any brother.

For every brother is a supplanter [like Jacob, a deceiver, ready to grab his brother’s heel],

And every neighbor goes around as a slanderer. [Gen 25:26]

4“Let everyone guard against his neighbor;

do not trust any brother,

for every brother deals craftily,

and every friend spreads slander.

4Be on guard against your friends.

Do not trust the members of your own family.

Every one of them cheats.

Every friend tells lies.