Bible Verses about “judging false prophets”
The Bible contains 13 verses about judging false prophets across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Beloved, don't believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”
“"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.”
“By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?”
“Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.”
“Every tree that doesn't grow good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.”
“A good tree can't produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.”
“Therefore, by their fruits you will know them.”
“For there will arise false christs, and false prophets, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.”
“You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.”
“But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.”
“and every spirit who doesn't confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God, and this is the spirit of the Antichrist, of whom you have heard that it comes. Now it is in the world already.”
“By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,”
“when a prophet speaks in the name of Yahweh, if the thing doesn't follow, nor happen, that is the thing which Yahweh has not spoken: the prophet has spoken it presumptuously, you shall not be afraid of him.”