Jeremiah 9:4-11

New International Version

⁴“Beware of your friends;^(A)
    do not trust anyone in your clan.^(B)
For every one of them is a deceiver,^[a]^(C)
    and every friend a slanderer.^(D)
⁵Friend deceives friend,^(E)
    and no one speaks the truth.^(F)
They have taught their tongues to lie;^(G)
    they weary themselves with sinning.
⁶You^[b] live in the midst of deception;^(H)
    in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,”
declares the Lord.

⁷Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says:

“See, I will refine^(I) and test^(J) them,
    for what else can I do
    because of the sin of my people?
⁸Their tongue^(K) is a deadly arrow;
    it speaks deceitfully.
With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors,^(L)
    but in their hearts they set traps^(M) for them.^(N)
⁹Should I not punish them for this?”
    declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge^(O) myself
    on such a nation as this?”

¹⁰I will weep and wail for the mountains
    and take up a lament concerning the wilderness grasslands.^(P)
They are desolate and untraveled,
    and the lowing of cattle is not heard.
The birds^(Q) have all fled
    and the animals are gone.

¹¹“I will make Jerusalem a heap^(R) of ruins,
a haunt of jackals;^(S)
and I will lay waste the towns of Judah^(T)
so no one can live there.”^(U)

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 9:4 Or a deceiving Jacob
Jeremiah 9:6 That is, Jeremiah (the Hebrew is singular)

Ephesians 4:25-32

New International Version

²⁵Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully^(A) to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.^(B) ²⁶“In your anger do not sin”^[a]:^(C) Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, ²⁷and do not give the devil a foothold.^(D) ²⁸Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work,^(E) doing something useful with their own hands,^(F) that they may have something to share with those in need.^(G)

²⁹Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths,^(H) but only what is helpful for building others up^(I) according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. ³⁰And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,^(J) with whom you were sealed^(K) for the day of redemption.^(L) ³¹Get rid of^(M) all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.^(N) ³²Be kind and compassionate to one another,^(O) forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.^(P)