Jeremiah 9:6
Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 20:10 recounts whispering conspiracies against Jeremiah, exemplifying the deception around him.
Jeremiah 11:19 shows the prophet himself targeted by plots, fulfilling the deceitful atmosphere of 9:6.
Jeremiah 13:10 describes a people who refuse to hear God's words, echoing the same willful rejection of knowing God seen here.
Jeremiah 18:18 describes attacks with tongues, a direct parallel to the deceitful tongues in 9:6.
In Jeremiah 8:5, 'hold fast deceit, refuse to return' is an identical theme to Jeremiah 9:6.
Job 21:15 questions the value of serving God, reinforcing the defiant refusal to acknowledge Him seen in this verse.
Romans 1:28 says they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, the same willful rejection of knowing God described here.
John 3:20 states that evildoers hate the light and avoid it, mirroring the deceitful refusal to know God in this verse.
John 3:19 explains that men loved darkness instead of light because of evil deeds, paralleling the refusal to know God rooted in deceit here.
Hosea 4:6 declares that God's people are destroyed for rejecting knowledge, the same willful ignorance of God condemned here.
Proverbs 1:29 says they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord — directly matching the refusal to know God in this verse.
Psalm 120:2 pleads for deliverance from lying lips, echoing the same deceitful tongues Jeremiah faces.
In Job 21:14, the wicked tell God to depart, desiring not the knowledge of His ways — the same refusal to know God found here.
In Ezekiel 5:6, they 'refused my judgments' parallels the refusal to know God in Jeremiah.
In Hosea 5:4, 'they have not known the LORD' directly matches 'refuse to know me'.
In Psalm 95:10, a generation that 'not known my ways' is a direct parallel to refusing to know God.
In 2 Thessalonians 1:8, not knowing God brings fiery vengeance, reinforcing the serious consequence of the deceit described here.
Proverbs 1:24 depicts wisdom calling and being refused, a similar rejection of divine invitation as the refusal to know God here.
1 Corinthians 15:34 rebukes those who lack knowledge of God, a similar condition to the refusal to know God here, though more about ignorance.