Proverbs 14:7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not [
in him] the lips of knowledge.
Deuteronomy 13:1-
4 If there arise among you
a prophet, or
a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, ... Ye shall
walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments,
and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him,
and cleave unto him.
1 Kings 22:22-
28 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be
a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said,
Thou shalt persuade [
him], and prevail also: go forth, and do so. ... And Micaiah said,
If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said,
Hearken, O people, every one of you.
Matthew 7:15 Beware of
false prophets,
which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they
are ravening wolves.
Matthew 16:6 Then Jesus said unto them,
Take heed and beware of
the leaven of
the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Matthew 16:12 Then understood they how that he bade [
them] not beware of the leaven of bread,
but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Mark 4:24 And he said unto them,
Take heed what ye
hear:
with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
Mark 7:6-
14 He answered and said unto them,
Well hath Esaias prophesied of you
hypocrites, as it is written, This people
honoureth me with [
their] lips, but their heart is far from me. ... And
when he had called all the people [
unto him], he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one [
of you],
and understand:
John 10:5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
2 Corinthians 11:13-
15 For such [
are]
false apostles,
deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. ... Therefore [
it is]
no great thing if
his ministers also be transformed as
the ministers of righteousness;
whose end shall be according to their works.
Ephesians 4:14 That we [
henceforth] be
no more children,
tossed to and fro, and
carried about with every wind of doctrine,
by the sleight of men, [
and] cunning craftiness, whereby they
lie in wait to deceive;
1 Timothy 4:7 But
refuse profane and old wives' fables, and
exercise thyself [
rather] unto godliness.
1 Timothy 6:3-
5 If
any man teach otherwise, and consent not
to wholesome words, [
even]
the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to
the doctrine which is according to godliness; ... Perverse disputings of
men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth,
supposing that gain is godliness:
from such withdraw thyself.
2 Peter 2:1-
2 But
there were false prophets also among the people,
even as there shall be false teachers among you, who
privily shall bring in
damnable heresies, even
denying the Lord that
bought them,
and bring upon themselves swift destruction. ... And
many shall follow their
pernicious ways; by reason of whom the
way of truth shall be
evil spoken of.
1 John 4:1 Beloved,
believe not every spirit, but
try the spirits whether they are of God: because
many false prophets are gone out into the world.
2 John 1:10 If there
come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into [
your] house,
neither bid him God speed:
Revelation 2:2 I
know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and
how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and
thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: