Holy Scripture
Jeremiah 9:6
A church father on this verse
“(Verse 4 and following) Let each person guard themselves from their neighbor, and let them not have trust in any brother, for every brother will deceive and every friend will act deceitfully; and a man will mock his brother, and they will not speak the truth. For they have taught their tongue to speak lies (or their t…”
Source: Septuagint
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6Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will try them with fire, and prove them; for I will do thus because of the wickedness of the daughter of my people.
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4Every one will mock his friend; they will not speak truth: their tongue has learned to speak falsehoods; they have committed iniquity, they ceased not, so as to return.
5There is usury upon usury, and deceit upon deceit: they would not know me, saith the Lord.
— Jeremiah 9:6 —
7Their tongue is a wounding arrow; the words of their mouth are deceitful: one speaks peaceably to his neighbor, but in himself retains enmity.
8Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a people as this?