Matthew 7:15

The Sermon On The Mount: Recognizing False Prophets

¹⁴ How narrow is the gate, and restricted the way, that leads to life, and few are those who find it. ¹⁵ But beware of FALSE prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are predatory wolves. ¹⁶ From their fruits ye will know them. Do they gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

Beware of False Prophets

False Prophets

Outward Appearance

Take Heed

1 John 4:1

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but examine the spirits, whether they are of God, because many FALSE prophets have gone out into the world.

Colossians 2:8

Take heed lest there will be any man taking you captive through the love of wisdom and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ.

Deuteronomy 13:1-3

If there arise in the midst of thee a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives thee a sign or a wonder,

Matthew 24:11

And many FALSE prophets will arise, and will lead many astray.

2 Peter 2:1-3

But FALSE prophets also developed among the people, as FALSE teachers will also be among you, who will sneak in pernicious denominations, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

Luke 6:26

Woe when men will speak well of you, for their fathers did in the same way to the FALSE prophets.

Revelation 19:20

And the beast was taken, and the FALSE prophet with it who did the signs in its sight by which he led astray those who received the mark of the beast and those who worship its image. The two were thrown alive into the lake of fire

Isaiah 9:15-16

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

Jeremiah 14:14-16

Then LORD said to me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name. I did not send them, nor have I commanded them, nor did I speak to them. They prophesy to you a lying vision, and divination, and a thing of naught, and the deceit of the

Jeremiah 23:13-16

And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria. They prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.

Jeremiah 28:15-17

Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah. LORD has not sent thee, but thou make this people to trust in a lie.

Jeremiah 29:21

Thus says LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who prophesy a lie to you in my name. Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of

Jeremiah 29:32

therefore thus says LORD: Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed. He shall not have a man to dwell among this people, nor shall he behold the good that I will do to my people, says LORD, because he has spoken r

Ezekiel 13:16

[namely], the prophets of Israel who prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and who see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, says lord LORD.

Ezekiel 13:22

Because with lies ye have grieved the heart of the righteous, whom I have not made sad, and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, and be saved alive.

Ezekiel 22:25

There is a conspiracy by her prophets in the midst of it, like a roaring lion ravening the prey. They have devoured souls. They take treasure and precious things. They have made her widows many in the midst thereof.

Ezekiel 22:27

Her rulers in the midst of it are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.

Micah 3:5-7

Thus says LORD concerning the prophets who make my people to err, who bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace. And he who does not put into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.

Micah 3:11

The heads of it judge for a bribe, and the priests of it teach for a wage, and the prophets of it divine for money. Yet they lean upon LORD, and say, Is not LORD in the midst of us? No evil shall come upon us.

Zephaniah 3:3-4

Her rulers in the midst of her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing till the morrow.

Zechariah 13:4

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed each one of his vision, when he prophesies, nor shall they wear a hairy mantle to deceive.

Matthew 10:17

But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues,

Matthew 16:6

And Jesus said to them, Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Matthew 16:11

How do ye not understand that I spoke to you not about bread, to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?

Matthew 24:4-5

And having answered, Jesus said to them, See that not any man may lead you astray.

Matthew 24:24-25

For there will arise FALSE Christs and FALSE prophets, and they will give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen.

Mark 12:38-40

And in his teaching he said to them, Look away from the scholars, those who desire to go about in long robes, and salutations in the marketplaces,

Mark 13:22-23

For FALSE Christs and FALSE prophets will arise, and will give signs and wonders, in order to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen.

Luke 12:15

And he said to them, Watch, and keep away from greed, because to any man, life to him is not in the abundance of things possessed by him.

John 10:12

But the hired man, and not being the shepherd, whose sheep are not his own, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees. And the wolf catches them, and scatters the sheep.

Acts 13:40

Watch therefore, lest that which is spoken in the prophets should come upon you:

Acts 20:29-31

For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

Romans 16:17-18

Now I beseech you, brothers, watch out for those who make the divisions and the stumbling blocks, contrary to the doctrine that ye learned, and turn away from them.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

For such men are FALSE apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves into apostles of Christ.

Galatians 2:4

But that issue was because of those FALSE brothers smuggled in, who sneaked in to spy out our liberty that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might enslave us,

Ephesians 4:14

So that we may no longer be childish, tossed about and carried about by every wind of doctrine by the trickery of men in craftiness with the methodology of error.

Ephesians 5:6

Let no man deceive you by empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

Philippians 3:2

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workmen, beware of the excision.

1 Timothy 4:1-3

But the Spirit says expressly that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,

2 Timothy 3:5-9

having a form of piety, but repudiating the power of it. Now turn away from these men,

2 Timothy 3:13

But evil men and impostors will go forward to worse, leading astray and being led astray.

2 Timothy 4:3

For there will be time when they will not tolerate sound doctrine, but they will accumulate teachers to themselves according to their own desires, who tickle the ear,

2 Peter 2:18-19

For, uttering swollen things of vanity, they entice (to sensuality by lusts of flesh) those who actually escaped from those who live in error,

2 Peter 3:17

Ye therefore, beloved, knowing in advance, keep watch, lest, having accommodated to the error of the lawless, ye fall from your own steadfastness.

Jude 1:4

For certain men have sneaked in, those written about formerly for this condemnation, irreverent men, perverting the grace of our God into licentiousness, and denying our only Master God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

Revelation 13:11-17

And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and it had two horns similar to a lamb, and it spoke like a dragon.

Revelation 16:13

And I saw out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the FALSE prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs.

Revelation 17:6

And I saw the woman drunken from the blood of the sanctified, and from the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And having seen her, I wondered with great amazement.

Isaiah 56:10-11

His watchmen are blind. They are all without knowledge. They are all mute dogs. They cannot bark, dreaming, laying down, loving to slumber.

Acts 13:6

And after going through the island as far as Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a Jewish FALSE prophet, whose name was Bar-jesus,