1 Timothy 4:2

New Century Version

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

Cross References

1 Kings 13:18

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.”

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.’ ”

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 23:26

How long will this continue in the minds of these lying prophets? They prophesy from their own wishful thinking.

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 5:21

Hear this message, you foolish people who have no sense. They have eyes, but they don’t really see. They have ears, but they don’t really listen.

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.

Acts 20:30

Also, some from your own group will rise up and twist the truth and will lead away followers after them.

Romans 1:28

People did not think it was important to have a true knowledge of God. So God left them and allowed them to have their own worthless thinking and to do things they should not do.

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.

Ephesians 4:14

Then we will no longer be babies. We will not be tossed about like a ship that the waves carry one way and then another. We will not be influenced by every new teaching we hear from people who are trying to fool us. They make plans and try any kind of trick to fool people into following the wrong path.

Ephesians 4:19

They have lost all feeling of shame, and they use their lives for doing evil. They continually want to do all kinds of evil.

2 Timothy 3:5

and will act as if they serve God but will not have his power. Stay away from those people.

Revelation 16:14

These evil spirits are the spirits of demons, which have power to do miracles. They go out to the kings of the whole world to gather them together for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.