Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Hearken
Proveth
Ye love the lord your god
General references
Bible References
Hearken
Acts 17:11
Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
Ephesians 4:14
As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the cunning of men, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming.
1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Proveth
Matthew 24:24
For false christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
1 Corinthians 11:19
For there must be factions among you in order that those who are genuine among you may be recognized.
2 Thessalonians 2:11
For this reason God sends upon them a strong delusion so that they will believe what is false,
1 John 2:19
They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that it might be plain that none of them were of us.
1 John 4:4
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
Revelation 13:14
And he deceives those who dwell on the earth because of the signs which he was given power to do in the presence of the beast. He ordered them to make an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
Ye love the lord your god
2 Corinthians 8:8
I am not speaking this as a command, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.
General references
Matthew 24:23
Then if any one says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it.
Mark 13:21
Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'Look, he is there!' do not believe it.