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Jeremiah 23:32

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“Indeed,” declares the LORD, “I am against those who prophesy false dreams and retell them to lead My people astray with their reckless lies. It was not I who sent them or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people,” declares the LORD.

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Zephaniah 3:4rank 6

Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law.

Lamentations 2:14rank 6

The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading.

Matthew 15:14rank 5

Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”

Jeremiah 29:31rank 5

“Send a message telling all the exiles what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite. Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you—though I did not send him—and has made you trust in a lie,

Jeremiah 7:8rank 5

But look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail.

Jeremiah 23:16rank 4

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.

Jeremiah 23:25rank 4

“I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’

Isaiah 3:12rank 4

Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.

Revelation of John 19:20rank 4

But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.

Deuteronomy 18:20rank 4

But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.”

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