Jeremiah 9:6
“Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord.”
Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord.
Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
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.
Cross-References
“And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;”
“Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.”
“And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.”
“Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:”
“Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.”