Jeremiah 9:8 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

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 Byzantine Text

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.

Asang Khongca Bible

Nihcae ih palai loe duekhaih palaa ah oh moe, alinghaih hoiah lok a thuih o; a imtaeng kami khaeah pakha hoiah angdaehhaih lok to thuih o, toe palung thung hoiah loe Anih han dongh patung pae o.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

A lai loh thaltang bangla a ngawn la a ngawn coeng. A ka dongah hlangthai palat la cal. A hui taengah rhoepnah a thui dae a kotak ah a sulbung a khueh pah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

A lai loh thaltang bangla a ngawn la a ngawn coeng. A ka dongah hlangthai palat la cal. A hui taengah rhoepnah a thui dae a kotak ah a sulbung a khueh pah.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

O ko lakou alelo, he pua ia i panaia'ku, olelo no ia i ka hoopunipuni. Olelo oluolu aku kekahi i kona hoalauna me ka waha, aka, ma ka naau, ua hoohalua ia ia.

English Berean Standard Bible

Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Lang yo tankou ponya wouye. Se manti ase ki nan bouch yo. Lè y'ap pale ak zanmi yo, se bèl pawòl ase ki nan bouch yo. Men nan kè yo, se pèlen y'ap pare pou yo.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Sagitta vulnerans lingua eorum, dolum locuta est. In ore suo pacem cum amico suo loquitur, et occulte ponit ei insidias.

Bible in Basic English

His tongue is an arrow causing death; the words of his mouth are deceit: he says words of peace to his neighbour, but in his heart he is waiting secretly for him.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Ne les punirais-je pas à cause de ces choses ? dit l’ Éternel ; mon âme ne se vengerait-elle pas d’une nation comme celle-là ?

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Střela zabíjející jest jazyk jejich, lest mluví. Ústy svými pokojně s bližním svým mluví, ale v srdci svém skládá úklady své.

Kosraean Bible

Lohulos oana sukan pisr ma uniya mwet. Elos fahk kas kikiap pacl nukewa. Elos nukewa kaskas kulang nu sin mwet tulan lalos, Sruhk elos akoo in srifusrulosi.

World Portuguese Bible

A língua deles é uma flecha mortal. Ela fala engano. Com a boca, fala-se de paz ao próximo, mas no coração, prepara-lhe uma emboscada.

Romanian BTF Bible

Limba lor este precum o săgeată trasă, vorbește înșelăciune; unul vorbește pașnic cu gura lui aproapelui său, dar în inima lui el își întinde cursa.

Brenton English Septuagint

Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a people as this?

Burmese Common Language Bible

သူတို့၏လျှာသည်အဆိပ်လူးမြားနှင့်တူ၏။ သူတို့သည်လိမ်လည်လှည့်စားသည့်စကားကို အမြဲပြောဆိုကြ၏။ လူတိုင်းပင်မိမိအိမ်နီးချင်းအားနှုတ်ချိုစွာ ပြောဆိုတတ်သော်လည်း စင်စစ်အားဖြင့်၊သူ့အတွက်ထောင်ချောက်ကို ထောင်ဖမ်းလျက်နေသည်။

Darby Translation

Their tongue is a murderous arrow; it speaketh deceit. [A man] speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth his ambush.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Ihre Zunge ist ein mörderischer Pfeil, man redet Trug; mit seinem Munde redet man Frieden mit seinem Nächsten, und in seinem Innern legt man ihm einen Hinterhalt.

Dutch Bible 1917

Hun tong is een moordpijl, zij spreekt bedrog; een ieder spreekt met zijn naaste van vrede met zijn mond, maar in zijn binnenste legt hij lagen.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Want hun tong is een moordende pijl, Het woord in hun mond is bedrog. Vrede! roept men zijn vrienden toe, Maar in zijn binnenste legt men ze strikken.

Italian Diodati Bible

La lingua loro è una saetta tratta, parla frode; ciascuno con la sua bocca, parla di pace co'suoi prossimi; ma nel loro interiore pongono insidie .

Douay-Rheims 1899

Their tongue is a piercing arrow, it hath spoken deceit: with his mouth one speaketh peace with his friend, and secretly he lieth in wait for him.

Geneva Bible 1599

Their tongue is as an arow shot out, and speaketh deceite: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in his heart hee layeth waite for him.

Noyes Bible

Their tongue is a deadly arrow; Every one of them speaketh treachery; With their mouth they speak peace to their neighbor, But in their heart they lay snares for him.

Danish Bible 1931

Deres Tunge er en mordersk Pil, deres Munds Ord Svig; med Næsten taler de Fred, men i Hjertet bærer de Svig.

Leeser Tanakh

(9:7) A murderous arrow is their tongue; [every one] speaketh deceit: with his mouth speaketh he peaceably to his neighbor, but in his heart he layeth wait for him.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

(9-7) Their tongue is a sharpened arrow, it speaketh deceit; one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth wait for him.

King James Version

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.

King James Version + Apocrypha

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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Lưỡi chúng nó là tên độc, hay buông lời dối trá. Ngoài miệng thì chúc bình an cho kẻ lân cận mình, mà trong lòng thì gài bẫy.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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.

Revised West Version

‌ʻOku tatau honau ʻelelo mo e ngahau kuo fanaʻi; ʻoku ne lea ʻaki ʻae kākā: ʻoku ne lea fakafiemālie ʻi hono ngutu ki hono kaungāʻapi, ka ko hono loto ʻoku toka malumu ki ai.”

French Ostervald Bible

Leur langue est un trait meurtrier qui profère le mensonge; chacun a la paix dans la bouche avec son prochain, mais au-dedans il lui dresse des embûches.

Esperanto Bible

Ilia lango estas vundanta sago, ĝi parolas trompe; per sia buŝo ili afable salutas sian proksimulon, sed en sia koro ili faras insidon kontraŭ li.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Leur langue est un trait meurtrier, Ils ne disent que des mensonges; De la bouche ils parlent de paix à leur prochain, Et au fond du cœur ils lui dressent des pièges.

German Luther Bible 1912

Ihre falschen Zungen sind mörderische Pfeile; mit ihrem Munde reden sie freundlich gegen den Nächsten, aber im Herzen lauern sie auf ihn.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Their tongue is a wounding arrow; the words of their mouth are deceitful: one speaks peaceably to his neighbor, but in himself retains enmity.

British English Septuagint 2012

Their tongue is a wounding arrow; the words of their mouth are deceitful: one speaks peaceably to his neighbour, but in himself retains enmity.

Majority Standard BIble

Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.

Webster Bible

Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.

Revised Version

Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth wait for him.

Italian Riveduta Bible

La loro lingua è un dardo micidiale; essa non dice che menzogne; con la bocca ognuno parla di pace al suo prossimo, ma nel cuore gli tende insidie.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Leur langue est une flèche meurtrière. Elle ne prononce que la tromperie. De la bouche, on parle de paix à son prochain, mais au fond du cœur, on lui tend un piège.

Reina Valera 1909

Saeta afilada es la lengua de ellos; engaño habla; con su boca habla paz con su amigo, y dentro de sí pone sus asechanzas.

Spanish BLL

Su lengua es una flecha venenosa, solo habla mentiras. Con la boca saludan amablemente a su prójimo, pero por dentro le están tendiendo una trampa.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Saeta mortífera es la lengua de ellos; engaño habla. Con su boca habla paz con su prójimo, pero en su interior le pone acechanza.

Croatian Bible

Pa da ih zbog toga ne kaznim - riječ je Jahvina - narodu takvu da se ne osvetim?”

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Jezik im je strela smrtna, govori prevaru; ustima govore o miru s prijateljem svojim, a u srcu nameštaju zasedu.

German Textbibel

Sollte ich dergleichen Menschen nicht strafen - ist der Spruch Jahwes - oder mich an einem so gearteten Volke nicht rächen?

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a people as this?

Hebrew OT (WLC)

הַעַל־אֵ֥לֶּה לֹֽא־אֶפְקָד־בָּ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה אִ֚ם בְּג֣וֹי אֲשֶׁר־כָּזֶ֔ה לֹ֥א תִתְנַקֵּ֖ם נַפְשִֽׁי׃ ס