Jeremiah 9:6-8

New International Version - UK

⁶You^[a] live in the midst of deception;
in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,’
declares the Lord.

⁷Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says:

‘See, I will refine and test them,
    for what else can I do
    because of the sin of my people?
⁸Their tongue is a deadly arrow;
    it speaks deceitfully.
With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbours,
    but in their hearts they set traps for them.