Isaiah 9:15

Yahweh's Anger Against Arrogance

¹⁴ So Jehovah will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and reed (rush) in one day. ¹⁵ The head is the elder and honorable man,
And the prophet who teaches falsehood is the tail.
¹⁶ Those who led this people led them astray. And those who were led by them were left in confusion.

Old Man

Isaiah 3:2-3

He will take their heroes and soldiers, judges and prophets, fortunetellers and statesmen,

Matthew 24:24

There will be false Christs and false prophets. They will show great signs and wonders so that many will be misled. This includes some of the chosen ones.

1 Samuel 9:6

The servant responded: There's a man of God in this city, a highly respected man. Everything he says is sure to happen. Let us go there. Maybe he will tell us which way we should go.

1 Kings 13:18

Then he said: I am a prophet like you. An angel said to me by the word of Jehovah, Take him back with you and give him food and water. But he lied to him.

1 Kings 22:22-24

How will you deceive him? Jehovah asked. The spirit replied: I will make all of Ahab's prophets tell lies. Jehovah said: Go and deceive him. You will succeed.

Isaiah 3:5

People will oppress each other. Everyone will harass his neighbor. The young will tyrannize the old. The common people will taunt their superiors.

Isaiah 5:13

My people will go into exile because they do not understand what I am doing. Honored men will starve, and common people will be parched with thirst.

Isaiah 28:17

I will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plummet. The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters will overflow the hiding place.

Isaiah 29:10

Jehovah has made you drowsy. He shut your eyes in a deep sleep you prophets and visionaries. He overwhelmed your leaders.

Jeremiah 5:31

Prophets prophesy falsehoods. Priests rule under the prophets' directions, and my people love this. But what will you do when the end comes?'

Jeremiah 14:14-15

Jehovah then told me: These are the lies that the prophets are telling in my name: They claim that I sent them. They claim that I commanded them. They claim that I spoke to them. They even dreamed up visions to tell you. Their predictions are worthless! They are the products of their own imagination.

Jeremiah 23:9

My heart is broken within me. All my bones tremble! I have become like a drunken man, even like a man overcome with wine. This is because of Jehovah and because of his holy words.

Jeremiah 23:14-15

Say this about the prophets of Jerusalem: 'I see something horrible. The prophets of Jerusalem commit adultery and live a lie. They support those who do evil so that no one turns back from his wickedness. They are all like Sodom to me, and those who live in Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.'

Jeremiah 23:25-27

I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy falsely in my name. They say: 'I had a dream! I had a dream!

Jeremiah 27:9-10

Do not listen to prophets, mediums, and interpreters of dreams, fortunetellers, or sorcerers who tell you, 'You will never serve the king of Babylon.'

Jeremiah 27:14-15

Do not listen to the prophets who tell you, 'You will never serve the king of Babylon.' They prophesy lies to you.

Jeremiah 28:15-16

Then Jeremiah the prophet told the prophet Hananiah: Listen, Hananiah! Jehovah did not send you. You are making these people believe a lie.

Jeremiah 29:21-22

This is what Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about Kolaiah's son Ahab and about Maaseiah's son Zedekiah, who prophesy lies to you in my name: 'I am going to hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I will kill them as you watch.

Ezekiel 13:1-16

The word of Jehovah continued to come to me:

Ezekiel 13:19

You dishonor me in front of my people for a few handfuls of barley and a few pieces of bread. You kill people who should not die. You spare the lives of people who should not live. You lie to my people who are willing to listen.'

Ezekiel 13:22

You have discouraged righteous people with your lies, even though I had not brought them any grief. You encouraged wicked people not to turn from their wicked ways to save their lives.

Hosea 9:8

Prophets are God's watchmen over Ephraim. Yet, traps are set on every prophet's path and people are hostile in the Temple of their God.

Malachi 2:9

I caused you to be despised and low before all the people. You are contemptible and do not keep my ways. You show partiality when applying the law.

Matthew 7:15

Watch out for the false prophets. They are disguised as sheep. But in their hearts they are vicious wolves.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning themselves into apostles of Christ.

Galatians 1:8-9

If we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any message other than that which we preached to you, let him be accursed (condemned) (expelled).

2 Thessalonians 2:9-12

The evil (lawless) one will come with the power of Satan and perform all kinds of false signs and wonders.

2 Timothy 4:2-3

preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching.

2 Peter 2:1-3

There arose false prophets among the people. There will be false teachers among you! They will privately bring in destructive heresies (contrary doctrines), denying even the Master who bought them. They bring swift destruction on themselves.

1 John 4:1

Beloved, do not believe every spirit. Test the spirits to see whether they are from God. This is because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Revelation 19:20

The beast was captured, and with him the false prophet that performed signs before him, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, and those who worshiped his image. These both were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur.