The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.
For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads,
For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that
“Look,” said the servant, “in this city there is a man of God who is highly respected; everything he says surely comes t
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient inst
This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are
the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and the elder,
You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen,
Then the prophet replied, “I too am a prophet like you, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, ‘Bring
Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets hav
But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water
The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false won
And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and
The prophet is Ephraim’s watchman, along with my God, yet the snare of the fowler lies on all his paths. Hostility is in
“So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have s
But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had t
Do not listen to the words of the prophets who say, ‘You must not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying t
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do i
As for the prophets: My heart is broken within me, and all my bones tremble. I have become like a drunkard, like a man o
Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you hav
Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly
And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen
“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them.
Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persu
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcer
The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old,
“I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’
Therefore My people will go into exile for their lack of understanding; their dignitaries are starving and their masses