Jeremiah 9:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.

Young's Literal Translation
Each of his friend—beware ye, And on any brother, do not trust, For every brother doth utterly supplant, For every friend slanderously doth walk,

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
“Let everyone
אִ֤ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

guard
הִשָּׁמֵ֔רוּ (hiš·šā·mê·rū)
Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

against
וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

his neighbor;
מֵרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ (mê·rê·‘ê·hū)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow

do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

trust
תִּבְטָ֑חוּ (tiḇ·ṭā·ḥū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 982: To trust, be confident, sure

any
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

brother,
אָ֖ח (’āḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

for
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

every
כָל־ (ḵāl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

brother
אָח֙ (’āḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

deals
עָק֣וֹב (‘ā·qō·wḇ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 6117: To follow at the heel, assail insidiously, circumvent, overreach

craftily,
יַעְקֹ֔ב (ya‘·qōḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6117: To follow at the heel, assail insidiously, circumvent, overreach

and every
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

friend
רֵ֖עַ (rê·a‘)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow

spreads
יַהֲלֹֽךְ׃ (ya·hă·lōḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

slander.
רָכִ֥יל (rā·ḵîl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7400: A scandal-monger

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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