“Their tongue is a deadly arrow. It speaks deceit. One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart, he waits to ambush him.”
— WEB
Jeremiah 9:8
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“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.”
— KJV
“Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth wait for him.”
— ASV
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Commentary
tongue . . . arrow shot out--rather, "a murdering arrow" [MAURER] (Jer 9:3). speaketh peaceably . . . in heart . . . layeth . . . wait--layeth his ambush [HENDERSON], (Psa 55:21).
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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