Matthew 7:15

Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

Cross References (50)

  • 1 John 4:1 (44)

    Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets hav

  • 2 Peter 2:1–3 (35)

    Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly

  • Matthew 24:11 (35)

    and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.

  • Mark 13:22–23 (29)

    For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were p

  • Acts 20:29–31 (28)

    I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.

  • Deuteronomy 13:1–3 (26)

    If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you,

  • Colossians 2:8 (24)

    See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and t

  • 2 Corinthians 11:13–15 (21)

    For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.

  • Revelation 19:20 (18)

    But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had t

  • Jude 1:4 (17)

    For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn

  • Micah 3:11 (13)

    Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they l

  • Micah 3:5–7 (12)

    This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with thei

  • Romans 16:17–18 (10)

    Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching yo

  • 2 Peter 3:17 (10)

    Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the er

  • Luke 6:26 (10)

    Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.

  • 2 Timothy 3:5–9 (10)

    having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!

  • Matthew 24:24–25 (10)

    For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that

  • Revelation 13:11–17 (8)

    Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon.

  • Jeremiah 14:14–16 (8)

    “The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them.

  • Isaiah 56:10–11 (7)

    Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying a

  • 2 Timothy 3:13 (7)

    while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

  • 1 Timothy 4:1–3 (6)

    Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teac

  • 2 Timothy 4:3 (6)

    For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselv

  • Ezekiel 22:27 (6)

    Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.

  • Galatians 2:4 (6)

    This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in

  • Mark 12:38–40 (6)

    In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greeting

  • Jeremiah 23:13–16 (6)

    “Among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray.

  • Ephesians 4:14 (6)

    Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the cle

  • Luke 12:15 (6)

    And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the ab

  • Jeremiah 28:15–17 (6)

    Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persu

  • Isaiah 9:15–16 (6)

    The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.

  • Jeremiah 29:21 (6)

    This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are

  • Philippians 3:2 (6)

    Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!

  • Jeremiah 29:32 (6)

    this is what the LORD says: ‘I will surely punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. He will have no one left

  • 2 Peter 2:18–19 (5)

    With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from

  • Matthew 16:6 (5)

    “Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

  • Ezekiel 13:16 (5)

    those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem and saw a vision of peace for her when there was no peace, declares

  • Matthew 24:4–5 (5)

    Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.

  • Acts 13:40 (5)

    Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:

  • John 10:12 (5)

    The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep a

  • Matthew 10:17 (5)

    But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.

  • Ephesians 5:6 (5)

    Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedien

  • Zephaniah 3:3–4 (5)

    Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.

  • Revelation 16:13 (5)

    And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false

  • Ezekiel 13:22 (5)

    Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you hav

  • Zechariah 13:4 (5)

    And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in orde

  • Matthew 16:11 (5)

    How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducee

  • Ezekiel 22:25 (5)

    The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the tr

  • Revelation 17:6 (4)

    I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at t

  • Acts 13:6 (3)

    They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-