“Everyone(A) take heed to his [a]neighbor,
And do not trust any brother;
For every brother will utterly supplant,
And every neighbor will (B)walk with slanderers.

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  1. Jeremiah 9:4 friend

(A)Do not trust in a friend;
Do not put your confidence in a companion;
Guard the doors of your mouth
From her who lies in your (B)bosom.
For (C)son dishonors father,
Daughter rises against her mother,
Daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
A man’s enemies are the men of his own household.

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28 (A)They are all stubborn rebels, (B)walking as slanderers.
They are (C)bronze and iron,
They are all corrupters;

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21 (A)“Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.

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24 He who hates, disguises it with his lips,
And lays up deceit within himself;
25 (A)When [a]he speaks kindly, do not believe him,
For there are seven abominations in his heart;

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  1. Proverbs 26:25 Lit. his voice is gracious

(A)They speak idly everyone with his neighbor;
With flattering lips and [a]a double heart they speak.

May the Lord [b]cut off all flattering lips,
And the tongue that speaks [c]proud things,

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  1. Psalm 12:2 An inconsistent mind
  2. Psalm 12:3 destroy
  3. Psalm 12:3 great

16 You shall not go about as a (A)talebearer among your people; nor shall you (B)take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord.

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For even (A)your brothers, the house of your father,
Even they have dealt treacherously with you;
Yes, they have called [a]a multitude after you.
(B)Do not believe them,
Even though they speak [b]smooth words to you.

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  1. Jeremiah 12:6 Or abundantly
  2. Jeremiah 12:6 Lit. good

18 (A)A man who bears false witness against his neighbor
Is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.

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18 Whoever (A)hides hatred has lying lips,
And (B)whoever spreads slander is a fool.

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He who (A)does not backbite with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor,
(B)Nor does he [a]take up a reproach against his friend;

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  1. Psalm 15:3 receive

28 And He said, (A)“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but [a]Israel; for you have (B)struggled with God and (C)with men, and have prevailed.”

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  1. Genesis 32:28 Lit. Prince with God

35 But he said, “Your brother came with deceit and has taken away your blessing.”

36 And Esau said, (A)“Is he not rightly named [a]Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright, and now look, he has taken away my blessing!” And he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?”

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  1. Genesis 27:36 Supplanter or Deceitful, lit. One Who Takes the Heel

Our Inheritance Through Christ’s Blood

Therefore, (A)laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, (B)as newborn babes, desire the pure (C)milk of the word, that you may grow [a]thereby,

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  1. 1 Peter 2:2 NU adds up to salvation

that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord (A)is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified.

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16 (A)You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends; and they will put (B)some of you to death.

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Christ Brings Division(A)

34 (B)“Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. 35 For I have come to (C)‘set[a] a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’;

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  1. Matthew 10:35 alienate a man from

17 But beware of men, for (A)they will deliver you up to councils and (B)scourge you in their synagogues.

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In you are (A)men who slander to cause bloodshed; (B)in you are those who eat on the mountains; in your midst they commit lewdness.

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16 These six things the Lord hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to [a]Him:

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  1. Proverbs 6:16 Lit. His soul

11 Destruction is in its midst;
(A)Oppression and deceit do not depart from its streets.

12 (B)For it is not an enemy who reproaches me;
Then I could bear it.
Nor is it one who hates me who has (C)exalted himself against me;
Then I could hide from him.

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