Ezekiel 13:10
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10 Because, in truth, because they have misled my people, saying, “Peace,” when there is no peace, and because, when the people build a flimsy wall, these prophets[a] smear whitewash on it.(A)
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- 13.10 Heb they
Ezekiel 22:28
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28 Its prophets have smeared whitewash on their behalf, seeing false visions and divining lies for them, saying, “Thus says the Lord God,” when the Lord has not spoken.(A)
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Ezekiel 13:16
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16 the prophets of Israel who prophesied concerning Jerusalem and saw visions of peace for it when there was no peace, says the Lord God.”(A)
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Jeremiah 6:14
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14 They have treated the wound of my people carelessly,
saying, “Peace, peace,”
when there is no peace.(A)
Jeremiah 14:13
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Denunciation of Lying Prophets
13 Then I said: “Ah, Lord God! Here are the prophets saying to them, ‘You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine, but I will give you true peace in this place.’ ”(A)
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Jeremiah 8:11
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11 They have treated the wound of the daughter of my people carelessly,
saying, “Peace, peace,”
when there is no peace.(A)
2 Kings 21:9
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9 But they did not listen; Manasseh misled them to do more evil than the nations had done that the Lord destroyed before the people of Israel.(A)
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Revelation 2:20
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20 But I have this against you: you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet and is teaching and beguiling my servants to engage in sexual immorality[a] and to eat food sacrificed to idols.(A)
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- 2.20 Or prostitution
1 John 2:26
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26 I write these things to you concerning those who would deceive you.
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2 Timothy 3:13
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13 But wicked people and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived.(A)
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1 Timothy 4:1
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False Asceticism
4 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later[a] times some will renounce[b] the faith by paying attention to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,(A)
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Malachi 3:15
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15 Now we count the arrogant happy; evildoers not only prosper, but when they put God to the test they escape.”(A)
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Micah 2:11
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11 If someone were to go about uttering empty falsehoods,
saying, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,”
such a one would be the preacher for this people!(A)
Ezekiel 7:25
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25 When anguish comes, they will seek peace,
but there shall be none.(A)
Jeremiah 50:6
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6 My people have been lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, turning them away on the mountains; from mountain to hill they have gone, they have forgotten their fold.(A)
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Jeremiah 28:9
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9 As for the prophet who prophesies peace, when the word of that prophet comes true, then it will be known that the Lord has truly sent the prophet.”(A)
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Jeremiah 23:17
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17 They keep saying to those who despise the word of the Lord,[a] “It shall be well with you,” and to all who stubbornly follow their own stubborn hearts, they say, “No calamity shall come upon you.”(A)
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- 23.17 Gk Syr: Heb despise me, the Lord has spoken
Jeremiah 23:13-15
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13 In the prophets of Samaria
I saw a disgusting thing:
they prophesied by Baal
and led my people Israel astray.(A)
14 But in the prophets of Jerusalem
I have seen a more shocking thing:
they commit adultery and walk in lies;
they strengthen the hands of evildoers,
so that no one turns from wickedness;
all of them have become like Sodom to me
and its inhabitants like Gomorrah.(B)
15 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets:
I am going to make them eat wormwood
and give them poisoned water to drink,
for from the prophets of Jerusalem
ungodliness has spread throughout the land.(C)
Jeremiah 8:15
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15 We look for peace but find no good,
for a time of healing, but there is terror instead.(A)
Jeremiah 5:31
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31 the prophets prophesy falsely,
and the priests rule as the prophets direct;[a]
my people love to have it so,
but what will you do when the end comes?(A)
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- 5.31 Or rule by their own authority
Jeremiah 4:10
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10 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God, how utterly you have deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘It shall be well with you,’ even while the sword is at the throat!”(A)
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Isaiah 57:21
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21 There is no peace, says my God, for the wicked.(A)
Isaiah 30:10
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10 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;(A)
Proverbs 12:26
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26 The righteous are released from misfortune,[a]
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
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- 12.26 Syr: Meaning of Heb uncertain
2 Chronicles 18:12
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12 The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king; let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.”
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