Quotes about Truth
They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.
— Jeremiah 6:14
But look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail.
— Jeremiah 7:8
Therefore you must say to them, ‘This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and would not receive correction. Truth has perished; it has disappeared from their lips.
— Jeremiah 7:28
I have listened and heard; they do not speak what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, asking, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone has pursued his own course like a horse charging into battle.
— Jeremiah 8:6
How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?
— Jeremiah 8:8
They dress the wound of the daughter of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.
— Jeremiah 8:11
“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
— Jeremiah 9:3
Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.
— Jeremiah 9:5
You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.
— Jeremiah 9:6
“Ah, Lord GOD!” I replied, “Look, the prophets are telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I will give you lasting peace in this place.’”
— Jeremiah 14:13
Can man make gods for himself? Such are not gods!”
— Jeremiah 16:20
The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
— Jeremiah 17:9