Backstabbing

Even mine ally, in whom I trusted, One eating my bread, made great the heel against me,

A false witness is not acquitted, Whoso breatheth out lies is not delivered.

A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

Then one of the twelve, who is called Judas Iscariot, having gone unto the chief priests, said, — read the full passage →

For an enemy reproacheth me not, or I bear <FI>it<Fi> , He who is hating me Hath not magnified himself against me, Or I hide from him. — read the full passage →

By his lips doth a hater dissemble, And in his heart he placeth deceit, — read the full passage →

A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, <FI>Is<Fi> the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.

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,

And while he is speaking, lo, a multitude, and he who is called Judas, one of the twelve, was coming before them, and he came nigh to Jesus to kiss him, — read the full passage →

Believe not in a friend, trust not in a leader, From her who is lying in thy bosom keep the openings of thy mouth. — read the full passage →

but I--I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those accusing you falsely, and persecuting you,

not concerning you all do I speak; I have known whom I chose for myself; but that the Writing may be fulfilled: He who is eating the bread with me, did lift up against me his heel.

Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

not concerning you all do I speak; I have known whom I chose for myself; but that the Writing may be fulfilled: He who is eating the bread with me, did lift up against me his heel. — read the full passage →

Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties, — read the full passage →

Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.

And Abner turneth back to Hebron, and Joab turneth him aside unto the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly, and smiteth him there in the fifth <FI>rib<Fi> --and he dieth--for the blood of Asahel his brother.

A Psalm of David. The affirmation of Jehovah to my Lord: `Sit at My right hand, Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.'

And while he is yet speaking, lo, Judas, one of the twelve did come, and with him a great multitude, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and elders of the people. — read the full passage →

A false witness is not acquitted, And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth.

He hath sent forth his hands against his well-wishers, He hath polluted his covenant. — read the full passage →

A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.

For the mouth of wickedness, and the mouth of deceit, Against me they have opened, They have spoken with me--A tongue of falsehood, and words of hatred! — read the full passage →

A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver <FI>with<Fi> his lips make not thyself surety.

And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times, — read the full passage →

Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.

be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

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, — read the full passage →

Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.

And Joab saith to Amasa, `Art thou <FI>in<Fi> peace, my brother?' and the right hand of Joab layeth hold on the beard of Amasa to give a kiss to him; — read the full passage →

and the truth shall make you free.'

and Jesus said to him, `Judas, with a kiss the Son of Man dost thou deliver up?'

And he answering said, `He who did dip with me the hand in the dish, he will deliver me up;

And evening having come, he was reclining (at meat) with the twelve, — read the full passage →

Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not, — read the full passage →

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

wherefore, we faint not, but if also our outward man doth decay, yet the inward is renewed day by day;

have ye not known that the unrighteous the reign of God shall not inherit? be not led astray; neither whoremongers, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites, — read the full passage →

and then shall many be stumbled, and they shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another.

all things prove; that which is good hold fast;

<FI> Nun.<Fi> A lamp to my foot <FI>is<Fi> Thy word, And a light to my path.

Whoso slandereth in secret his neighbour, Him I cut off, The high of eyes and proud of heart, him I endure not.

To the Overseer. --`On the Dumb Dove far off.' --A secret treasure of David, in the Philistines' taking hold of him in Gath. Favour me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day fighting he oppresseth me, — read the full passage →

and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth; — read the full passage →

And he answering said, `He who did dip with me the hand in the dish, he will deliver me up; — read the full passage →

he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

and while they are eating, he said, `Verily I say to you, that one of you shall deliver me up.' — read the full passage →

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the choice sojourners of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, — read the full passage →

Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil; may the Lord repay to him according to his works, — read the full passage →

which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? and they killed those who declared before about the coming of the Righteous One, of whom now ye betrayers and murderers have become,

These things having said, Jesus was troubled in the spirit, and did testify, and said, `Verily, verily, I say to you, that one of you will deliver me up;' — read the full passage →

And the Adversary entered into Judas, who is surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve, — read the full passage →

A man with friends <FI>is<Fi> to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!

And they set against me evil for good, And hatred for my love.

for Demas forsook me, having loved the present age, and went on to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia,

And while he is yet speaking, lo, Judas, one of the twelve did come, and with him a great multitude, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and elders of the people. — read the full passage →

And he answering said, `He who did dip with me the hand in the dish, he will deliver me up; — read the full passage →

`Lo, I do send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, be ye therefore wise as the serpents, and simple as the doves.

By his lips doth a hater dissemble, And in his heart he placeth deceit, — read the full passage →

These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven <FI>are<Fi> abominations to His soul. — read the full passage →

I sing to Jehovah during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist. — read the full passage →

out of us they went forth, but they were not of us, for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but--that they might be manifested that they are not all of us.

Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil; may the Lord repay to him according to his works, — read the full passage →

for men shall be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, evil-speakers, to parents disobedient, unthankful, unkind, — read the full passage →

`Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and in ears! ye do always the Holy Spirit resist; as your fathers--also ye; — read the full passage →

Jesus answereth, `That one it is to whom I, having dipped the morsel, shall give it;' and having dipped the morsel, he giveth <FI>it<Fi> to Judas of Simon, Iscariot. — read the full passage →

Jesus answereth, `That one it is to whom I, having dipped the morsel, shall give it;' and having dipped the morsel, he giveth <FI>it<Fi> to Judas of Simon, Iscariot. — read the full passage →

These things having said, Jesus was troubled in the spirit, and did testify, and said, `Verily, verily, I say to you, that one of you will deliver me up;'

And Judas the Iscariot, one of the twelve, went away unto the chief priests that he might deliver him up to them,

And Judas the Iscariot, one of the twelve, went away unto the chief priests that he might deliver him up to them, — read the full passage →

And he who did deliver him up did give them a sign, saying, `Whomsoever I will kiss, it is he: lay hold on him;' — read the full passage →

Believe not in a friend, trust not in a leader, From her who is lying in thy bosom keep the openings of thy mouth.

And it cometh to pass, in the seventh month, come hath Ishmael son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and of the chiefs of the king, and ten men with him, unto Gedaliah son of Ahikam, to Mizpah, and they eat there bread together in Mizpah. — read the full passage →

For even thy brethren and the house of thy father, Even they dealt treacherously against thee, Even they--they called after thee fully, Trust not in them, when they speak to thee good things.

Silver of dross spread over potsherd, <FI>Are<Fi> burning lips and an evil heart. — read the full passage →

Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich <FI>are<Fi> many.

Deceit <FI>is<Fi> in the heart of those devising evil, And to those counselling peace <FI>is<Fi> joy.

With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.

For my love they oppose me, and I--prayer! — read the full passage →

For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart <FI>is<Fi> mischiefs, An open grave <FI>is<Fi> their throat, Their tongue they make smooth.

O Jehovah, lead me in Thy righteousness, Because of those observing me, Make straight before me Thy way, — read the full passage →

to love thine enemies, and to hate those loving thee, for thou hast declared to-day that thou hast no princes and servants, for I have known to-day that if Absalom <FI>were<Fi> alive, and all of us to-day dead, that then it were right in thine eyes. — read the full passage →

and Absalom sendeth Ahithophel the Gilonite, a counsellor of David, out of his city, out of Gilo, in his sacrificing sacrifices; and the conspiracy is strong, and the people are going and increasing with Absalom.

rejoiceth not over the unrighteousness, and rejoiceth with the truth;

Draw me not with the wicked, And with workers of iniquity, Speaking peace with their neighbours, And evil in their heart.