Jeremiah 23:26

“"'I am against the prophets who tell false dreams,’ declares the Lord. ‘They tell them and lead my people astray with their reckless lies, yet I did not send or appoint them. They do not benefit these people in the least,’ declares the Lord.”

Similar condemnation of false prophets and their deceitful messages.

“Then the Lord said to me, “The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you false visions, divinations, idolatries and the delusions of their own minds.”

Highlights the theme of false prophets speaking lies and their own delusions.

“If a prophet, or one who claims to divine by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder, and if the sign or wonder spoken of takes place, and the prophet says, “Let us follow other gods” (gods you have not known) “and let us worship them,” you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. The Lord your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul. It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him. That prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he preached rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery; he has tried to turn you from the way the Lord your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil from among you.”

Provides criteria for discerning false prophets and the consequences of their deception.

“Do not listen to the prophets who say to you, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying lies to you. ‘I have not sent them,’ declares the Lord. ‘They are prophesying lies in my name. Therefore, I will banish you and you will perish, both you and the prophets who prophesy to you.’”

Emphasizes the false prophets' lies and that the Lord did not send them.

“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing!”

Condemns prophets who prophesy out of their own imagination without divine revelation.

““Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.”

Warns about the deceptive nature of false prophets and their destructive intentions.