Isaiah 30:10

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

who say to the seers, “See not”; and to the prophets, “Prophesy not to us what is right; speak to us smooth things, prophesy illusions,

Cross References

1 Kings 21:20

Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” He answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of the Lord.

1 Kings 22:27

and say, ‘Thus says the king, “Put this fellow in prison, and feed him with scant fare of bread and water, until I come in peace.” ’ ”

2 Chronicles 16:10

Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in the stocks, in prison, for he was in a rage with him because of this. And Asa inflicted cruelties upon some of the people at the same time.

2 Chronicles 25:16

But as he was speaking the king said to him, “Have we made you a royal counselor? Stop! Why should you be put to death?” So the prophet stopped, but said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.”

Job 41:3

Will he make many supplications to you? Will he speak to you soft words?

Isaiah 28:15

Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol we have an agreement; when the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not come to us; for we have made lies our refuge, and in falsehood we have taken shelter”;

Isaiah 29:10

For the Lord has poured out upon you a spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your eyes, the prophets, and covered your heads, the seers.

Isaiah 5:20

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!

Jeremiah 11:21

Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the men of Anathoth, who seek your life, and say, “Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord, or you will die by our hand” —

Jeremiah 23:17

They say continually to those who despise the word of the Lord, ‘It shall be well with you’; and to every one who stubbornly follows his own heart, they say, ‘No evil shall come upon you.’ ”

Jeremiah 26:11

Then the priests and the prophets said to the princes and to all the people, “This man deserves the sentence of death, because he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears.”

Jeremiah 29:27

Now why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who is prophesying to you?

Jeremiah 36:29

And concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord, You have burned this scroll, saying, “Why have you written in it that the king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land, and will cut off from it man and beast?”

Jeremiah 38:4

Then the princes said to the king, “Let this man be put to death, for he is weakening the hands of the soldiers who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man is not seeking the welfare of this people, but their harm.”

Jeremiah 5:31

the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule at their direction; my people love to have it so, but what will you do when the end comes?

Amos 2:12

“But you made the Nazirites drink wine, and commanded the prophets, saying, ‘You shall not prophesy.’

Amos 7:13

but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom.”

Micah 2:11

If a man should go about and utter wind and lies, saying, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be the preacher for this people!

Micah 2:6

“Do not preach”—thus they preach— “one should not preach of such things; disgrace will not overtake us.”

John 7:7

The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify of it that its works are evil.

John 8:45

But, because I tell the truth, you do not believe me.

Acts 4:17

But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to any one in this name.”

Acts 5:28

saying, “We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us.”

Romans 16:18

For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by fair and flattering words they deceive the hearts of the simple-minded.

Galatians 4:16

Have I then become your enemy by telling you the truth?

2 Timothy 4:3

For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own likings,

2 Timothy 4:4

and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander into myths.

Revelation 11:7

And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that ascends from the bottomless pit will make war upon them and conquer them and kill them,

1 Samuel 9:9

(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said, “Come, let us go to the seer”; for he who is now called a prophet was formerly called a seer.)