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Jeremiah 23:28-32
The prophet who has only a dream should recount the dream, but the one who has My word should speak My word truthfully, for what is straw compared to grain?”— this is the Lord’s declaration.“ Is not My word like fire”— this is the Lord’s declaration—“ and like a hammer that pulverizes rock?Therefore, take note! I am against the prophets”— the Lord’s declaration—“ who steal My words from each other.I am against the prophets”— the Lord’s declaration—“ who use their own tongues to make a declaration.I am against those who prophesy false dreams”— the Lord’s declaration—“ telling them and leading My people astray with their falsehoods and their boasting. It was not I who sent or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people”— this is the Lord’s declaration.
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Lamentations 2:14
Your prophets saw visions for you that were empty and deceptive; they did not reveal your guilt and so restore your fortunes. They saw oracles for you that were empty and misleading.
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Hosea 9:7
The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have come. Let Israel recognize it! The prophet is a fool, and the inspired man is insane, because of the magnitude of your guilt and hostility.
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Ezekiel 34:2
“ Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy, and say to them: This is what the Lord God says to the shepherds: Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who have been feeding themselves! Shouldn’t the shepherds feed their flock?
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Zechariah 11:15
The Lord also said to me:“ Take the equipment of a foolish shepherd.
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Jeremiah 23:1
“ Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” This is the Lord’s declaration.
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Luke 11:42-47
“ But woe to you Pharisees! You give a tenth of mint, rue, and every kind of herb, and you bypass justice and love for God. These things you should have done without neglecting the others.“ Woe to you Pharisees! You love the front seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.“ Woe to you! You are like unmarked graves; the people who walk over them don’t know it.”One of the experts in the law answered Him,“ Teacher, when You say these things You insult us too.”Then He said:“ Woe also to you experts in the law! You load people with burdens that are hard to carry, yet you yourselves don’t touch these burdens with one of your fingers.“ Woe to you! You build monuments to the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
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2 Timothy 3 9
But they will not make further progress, for their lack of understanding will be clear to all, as theirs was also.
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Luke 11:52
“ Woe to you experts in the law! You have taken away the key of knowledge! You didn’t go in yourselves, and you hindered those who were going in.”
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Matthew 23:13-29
“ But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You lock up the kingdom of heaven from people. For you don’t go in, and you don’t allow those entering to go in.
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1 Timothy 6 4
he is conceited, understanding nothing, but has a sick interest in disputes and arguments over words. From these come envy, quarreling, slander, evil suspicions,
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Ezekiel 13:18
and say: This is what the Lord God says: Woe to the women who sew magic bands on the wrist of every hand and who make veils for the heads of people of every height in order to ensnare lives. Will you ensnare the lives of My people but preserve your own?
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Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive, but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.
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1 Corinthians 9 16
For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because an obligation is placed on me. And woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
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Ezekiel 13:6-7
They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim,‘ This is the Lord’s declaration,’ when the Lord did not send them, yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message.Didn’t you see a false vision and speak a lying divination when you proclaimed,‘ This is the Lord’s declaration,’ even though I had not spoken?
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Proverbs 15:14
A discerning mind seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.
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Luke 11:40
Fools! Didn’t He who made the outside make the inside too?