1 John 4:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Believe not

Try

General references

1 Corinthians 14:32

Bible References

Believe not

If a prophet rises among you, or a dreamer of dreams, and gives you a sign or a wonder,

The simple believes every word, but the wise man watches his step.

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so, and what will you do at the end of it?

For so says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let your prophets and your fortune-tellers in your midst deceive you, nor listen to your dreams which you dream.

Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

And Jesus answered and said to them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

For they who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches they deceive the hearts of the simple.

But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who secretly will bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.

Try

And why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right?

And these were more noble than those of Thessalonica, in that they received the Word with all readiness of mind and searched the Scriptures daily to see if those things were so.

For your obedience reached to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf, But I would have you truly wise as to good, and simple toward evil.

And if there are two or three prophets, let them speak, and let the others judge.

Prove all things, hold fast to the good.

I know your works and your labor and your patience, and how you cannot bear those who are evil. And you tried those pretending to be apostles, and are not, and have found them liars.

General references

And if you say in your heart, How shall we know the word which Jehovah has not spoken?

My son, cease to hear the discipline, only to stray from the words of knowledge.

And many false prophets will rise and deceive many.

He who is of God hears God's Words. Therefore you do not hear them because you are not of God.

And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.