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Matthew 7:15
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“Be on your guard against false prophets
Beware of false prophets which come to you in sheepes clothing, but inwardly they are rauening wolues.
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
"Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
"Be careful of false prophets. They come to you looking gentle like sheep, but they are really dangerous like wolves.
"Beware of the false prophets, [teachers] who come to you dressed as sheep [appearing gentle and innocent], but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
Beware of false prophets, which come to you, in sheepes clothing, but inwardly they are rauening wolues.
"Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
"Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
"Beware of the false prophets! They come to you wearing sheep's clothing, but underneath they are hungry wolves!
But beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but within are ravening wolves.
"Be careful of false prophets. They come to you and look gentle like sheep. But they are really dangerous like wolves.
Be careful of false prophets who come to you in lamb''s clothing, but within they are ravening wolves.
"Be on your guard against false prophets; they come to you looking like sheep on the outside, but on the inside they are really like wild wolves.
"Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside are ravenous wolves.
But beware of the false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside they are plundering wolves.
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
Be on the watch for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside they are cruel wolves.
"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
"Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheeps' clothing but inwardly are savage wolves.Deuteronomy 13:3; Jeremiah 23:16; Micah 3:5; Matthew 24:4-5,11, 24; Mark 13:22; Acts 20:29-30; Romans 16:17-18; Ephesians 5:6; Colossians 2:8; 2 Timothy 3:5; 2 Peter 2:1-3; 1 John 4:1;">[xr]
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but within are ravening wolves.
Beware of false prophets; who come to you in the garb of sheep, but internally they are rapacious wolves.
Beware of false prophetes, which come to you in sheepes clothyng: but inwardly they are rauenyng woolfes.
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
But beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheeps clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
"Beware of the false teachers--men who come to you in sheep's fleeces, but beneath that disguise they are ravenous wolves.
Be ye war of fals prophetis, that comen to you in clothingis of scheep, but withynneforth thei ben as wolues of raueyn;
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
"Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves.
Matthew 12:33; Luke 6:43-45">[xr] "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
"Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves.
"Watch out for false teachers. They come to you dressed as if they were sheep. On the inside they are hungry wolves.
"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
Beware of false prophets, who come unto you in clothing of sheep, - while, within, they are ravening wolves.
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
Beware of false Prophetes which come to you in shepes clothinge but inwardly they are ravenynge wolves.
`But, take heed of the false prophets, who come unto you in sheep's clothing, and inwardly are ravening wolves.
Beware of false Prophetes, which come to you in shepes clothinge, but inwardly they are rauenynge wolues,
Beware of false prophets, who to outward appearance are sheep, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
"Be wary of false preachers who smile a lot, dripping with practiced sincerity. Chances are they are out to rip you off some way or other. Don't be impressed with charisma; look for character. Who preachers are is the main thing, not what they say. A genuine leader will never exploit your emotions or your pocketbook. These diseased trees with their bad apples are going to be chopped down and burned.
"Look out for the fake fellows who stop by the ranch disguised as harmless sheep but are really rabid coyotes.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Beware: Matthew 10:17, Matthew 16:6, Matthew 16:11, Mark 12:38, Luke 12:15, Acts 13:40, Philippians 3:2, Colossians 2:8, 2 Peter 3:17
false: Matthew 24:4, Matthew 24:5, Matthew 24:11, Matthew 24:24, Matthew 24:25, Deuteronomy 13:1-3, Isaiah 9:15, Isaiah 9:16, Jeremiah 14:14-16, Jeremiah 23:13-16, Jeremiah 28:15-17, Jeremiah 29:21, Jeremiah 29:32, Ezekiel 13:16, Ezekiel 13:22, Micah 3:5-7, Micah 3:11, Mark 13:22, Mark 13:23, 2 Peter 2:1-3, 1 John 4:1, Revelation 19:20
which: Zechariah 13:4, Mark 12:38-40, Romans 16:17, Romans 16:18, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15, Galatians 2:4, Ephesians 4:14, Ephesians 5:6, Colossians 2:8, 1 Timothy 4:1-3, 2 Timothy 3:5-9, 2 Timothy 3:13, 2 Timothy 4:3, 2 Peter 2:1-3, 2 Peter 2:18, 2 Peter 2:19, Jude 1:4, Revelation 13:11-17
are: Isaiah 56:10, Isaiah 56:11, Ezekiel 22:25, Micah 3:5, Zephaniah 3:3, Zephaniah 3:4, Acts 20:29-31, Revelation 17:6
Reciprocal: Genesis 49:27 - at night Deuteronomy 18:20 - the prophet Deuteronomy 20:19 - thou shalt not 1 Kings 13:18 - But 1 Kings 22:6 - Go up Nehemiah 6:10 - Shemaiah Nehemiah 6:14 - on the prophetess Proverbs 11:9 - An hypocrite Proverbs 19:27 - General Jeremiah 5:31 - prophets Jeremiah 23:16 - Hearken Jeremiah 27:14 - they Ezekiel 13:4 - like Daniel 11:34 - cleave Zechariah 13:2 - cause Matthew 24:49 - and to Luke 10:3 - wolves Luke 11:39 - ravening Luke 12:32 - little John 10:1 - He John 10:12 - the wolf coming 2 Corinthians 11:15 - whose 1 Thessalonians 5:21 - Prove 1 Timothy 4:2 - lies
Cross-References
Finally, the mighty flood was so deep that even the highest mountain peaks were almost twenty-five feet below the surface of the water.
Leopards will lie down with young goats, and wolves will rest with lambs. Calves and lions will eat together and be cared for by little children.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Beware of false prophets,.... Or false teachers; for not such who pretended to foretell things to come, but such who set up themselves to be teachers of others, are here meant; see 2 Peter 2:1. It may be queried, whether our Lord has not respect to the Scribes and Pharisees, who sat in Moses's chair, and taught, for doctrines, the commandments of men? and of whose doctrines he elsewhere bids men beware: for whatever plausible pretences for holiness and righteousness might appear in them, they were repugnant to the word of God, and destructive to the souls of men; such as their doctrines of free will, justification by the works of the law, the traditions of the elders, c. since it follows,
which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves for these "loved to go in long clothing", Mark 12:38
××××ת, in a garment which reached to the feet, and was made of the wool of sheep. The Babylonish garment Achan saw and stole, Rab says r, was ××צ××× ××××ת×, a garment called "melotes": which is the very Greek word the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews uses for sheep skins, persecuted saints wandered about in, Hebrews 11:37 and the gloss upon the place, in the Talmud referred to, says, that this was ×××ת ×©× ×¦×ר × ×§×, "a talith", or "garment of pure wool"; and Jarchi s says, that
"it was the way of deceivers, and profane men, to cover themselves, ××××ת×, "with their talith", or long garment, "as if they were righteous men", that persons might receive their lies.''
All which agrees very well with the Pharisees, who would have been thought to have been holy and righteous, humble, modest, and self-denying men; when they were inwardly full of hypocrisy and iniquity, of rapine, oppression, and covetousness; and, under a pretence of religion, "devoured widows' houses". Though, it seems, by what follows, that Christ has respect, at least also, to such, who bore his name, and came in his name, though not sent by him, and called him Lord, and prophesied, and cast out devils, and did many wonderful works in his name; who, that they might get the good will and affections of the people, clothed themselves, not in garments made of sheep's wool, but in the very skins of sheep, with the wool on them, in imitation of the true prophets, and good men of old; pretending great humility, and self-denial, and so "wore a rough garment to deceive", Zechariah 13:4 when they were inwardly greedy dogs, grievous wolves, of insatiable covetousness; and, when opportunity offered, spared not the flock to satisfy their rapacious and devouring appetites. The Jews speak of a "wolfish humility"; like that of the wolf in the fable, which put on a sheep skin.
"There are some men, (says one of their t writers,) who appear to be humble, and fear God in a deceitful and hypocritical way, but inwardly lay wait: this humility our wise men call ×¢× ×× ××××ת, "wolfish humility".''
Such is this our Lord inveighs against, and bids his followers beware of.
r T. Bab. Sanhedrim, fol. 41. 1. s In Zech. xiii. 4. t Abarbinel Nachalath Abot, fol. 192. 1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
False prophets - The word prophet originally means one who foretells future events. As prophets, however, were commonly regarded as public instructors on the subject of religion, the word came to denote all who were religious teachers. See the notes at Romans 12:6. In this sense it is probably used here. A false prophet is a teacher of incorrect doctrine, or one falsely and unjustly laying claims to divine inspiration. It probably had reference to the false teachers then among the Jews.
Who come in sheepâs clothing - The sheep is an emblem of innocence, sincerity, and harmlessness. To come in sheepâs clothing is to assume the appearance of sanctity and innocence, when the heart is evil.
Ravening wolves - Rapacious; voraciously devouring; hungry even to rage. Applied to the false teachers, it means that they assumed the appearance of holiness in order that they might the more readily get the property of the people. They were full of extortion and excess. See Matthew 23:25.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 7:15. Beware of false prophets — By false prophets we are to understand teachers of erroneous doctrines, who come professing a commission from God, but whose aim is not to bring the heavenly treasure to the people, but rather to rob them of their earthly good. Teachers who preach for hire, having no motive to enter into the ministry but to get a living, as it is ominously called by some, however they may bear the garb and appearance of the innocent useful sheep, the true pastors commissioned by the Lord Jesus, or to whatever name, class or party they may belong, are, in the sight of the heart-searching God, no other than ravenous wolves, whose design is to feed themselves with the fat, and clothe themselves with the fleece, and thus ruin, instead of save, the flock.
