8 Bible Verses about Prophecy Muzzled

"But you made the Nazirites drink wine, and commanded the prophets, saying, 'You shall not prophesy.'

"Do not preach"--thus they preach-- "one should not preach of such things; disgrace will not overtake us."

Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the men of Anathoth, who seek your life, and say, "Do not prophesy in the name of the LORD, or you will die by our hand"--

but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom."

And Amaziah said to Amos, "O seer, go, flee away to the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there,

who say to the seers, "Do not see," and to the prophets, "Do not prophesy to us what is right; speak to us smooth things, prophesy illusions,

Now therefore hear the word of the LORD. "You say, 'Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not preach against the house of Isaac.'

If I say, "I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name," there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot.