1 Kings 13:18

New Century Version

Then the old prophet said, “But I also am a prophet like you.” Then he told a lie. He said, “An angel from the Lord came to me and told me to bring you to my home. He said you should eat and drink with me.”

Cross References

Genesis 27:24

Isaac asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” Jacob answered, “Yes, I am.”

Genesis 3:13

Then the Lord God said to the woman, “How could you have done such a thing?” She answered, “The snake tricked me, so I ate the fruit.”

1 Kings 13:19

So the man of God went to the old prophet’s house, and he ate and drank with him there.

1 Kings 20:35

One prophet from one of the groups of prophets told another, “Hit me!” He said this because the Lord had commanded it, but the other man refused.

1 Kings 22:22

“The Lord asked, ‘How will you do it?’ “The spirit answered, ‘I will go to Ahab’s prophets and make them tell lies.’ “So the Lord said, ‘You will succeed in tricking him. Go and do it.’ ”

Proverbs 12:19

Truth will continue forever, but lies are only for a moment.

Proverbs 12:22

The Lord hates those who tell lies but is pleased with those who keep their promises.

Proverbs 19:5

A witness who lies will not go free; liars will never escape.

Isaiah 36:10

I have not come to attack and destroy this country without an order from the Lord. The Lord himself told me to come to this country and destroy it.’ ”

Isaiah 9:15

The elders and important men were the head, and the prophets who speak lies were the tail.

Jeremiah 23:14

And I have seen the prophets of Jerusalem do terrible things. They are guilty of adultery and live by lies. They encourage evil people to keep on doing evil, so the people don’t stop sinning. All of those people are like the city of Sodom. The people of Jerusalem are like the city of Gomorrah to me!”

Jeremiah 23:17

They say to those who hate me: ‘The Lord says: You will have peace.’ They say to all those who are stubborn and do as they please: ‘Nothing bad will happen to you.’

Jeremiah 23:32

I am against the prophets who prophesy false dreams,” says the Lord. “They mislead my people with their lies and false teachings! I did not send them or command them to do anything for me. They can’t help the people of Judah at all,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 29:31

“Send this message to all the captives in Babylon: ‘This is what the Lord says about Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Shemaiah has prophesied to you, but I did not send him. He has made you believe a lie.

Jeremiah 29:32

So the Lord says, I will soon punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his family. He will not see the good things I will do for my people, says the Lord. None of his family will be left alive among the people, because he has taught the people to turn against me.’ ”

Jeremiah 5:12

Those people have lied about the Lord and said, “He will not do anything to us! Nothing bad will happen to us! We will never see war or hunger!

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets speak lies, and the priests take power into their own hands, and my people love it this way. But what will you do when the end comes?

Ezekiel 13:22

By your lies you have caused those who did right to be sad, when I did not make them sad. And you have encouraged the wicked not to stop being wicked, which would have saved their lives.

Ezekiel 13:8

“ ‘So this is what the Lord God says: Because you prophets spoke things that are false and saw visions that do not come true, I am against you, says the Lord God.

Numbers 22:35

The angel of the Lord said to Balaam, “Go with these men, but say only what I tell you.” So Balaam went with Balak’s leaders.

Matthew 24:24

False Christs and false prophets will come and perform great wonders and miracles. They will try to fool even the people God has chosen, if that is possible.

Matthew 7:15

“Be careful of false prophets. They come to you looking gentle like sheep, but they are really dangerous like wolves.

Romans 16:18

Such people are not serving our Lord Christ but are only doing what pleases themselves. They use fancy talk and fine words to fool the minds of those who do not know about evil.

2 Corinthians 11:3

But I am afraid that your minds will be led away from your true and pure following of Christ just as Eve was tricked by the snake with his evil ways.

Galatians 1:8

We preached to you the Good News. So if we ourselves, or even an angel from heaven, should preach to you something different, we should be judged guilty!

1 Timothy 4:1

Now the Holy Spirit clearly says that in the later times some people will stop believing the faith. They will follow spirits that lie and teachings of demons.

1 Timothy 4:2

Such teachings come from the false words of liars whose consciences are destroyed as if by a hot iron.

2 Peter 2:1

There used to be false prophets among God’s people, just as you will have some false teachers in your group. They will secretly teach things that are wrong—teachings that will cause people to be lost. They will even refuse to accept the Master, Jesus, who bought their freedom. So they will bring quick ruin on themselves.

1 John 4:1

My dear friends, many false prophets have gone out into the world. So do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are from God.

Revelation 19:20

But the beast was captured and with him the false prophet who did the miracles for the beast. The false prophet had used these miracles to trick those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped his idol. The false prophet and the beast were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

Judges 13:3

The angel of the Lord appeared to Manoah’s wife and said, “You have not been able to have children, but you will become pregnant and give birth to a son.