Old Testament · Prophecy
Jeremiah 17:9
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The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
About Jeremiah 17:9
Jeremiah 17:9 is one of the Bible's foundational texts on Deception in the Bible and Total Depravity in the Bible. Found in the prophecy of Jeremiah, this Old Testament passage has guided believers through every season of life.
Related Verses
- Proverbs 12:22
“Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.”
- Ephesians 4:14
“That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;”
- Galatians 6:7
“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”
- 2 Timothy 3:13
“But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.”
- Colossians 2:8
“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.”
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How to Apply Jeremiah 17:9
Meditate on Jeremiah 17:9 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message on the theme of Deception in the Bible applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.