Deuteronomy 13:1
If there rise in the midst of thee a prophet or one that saith he hath dreamed a dream, and he foretell a sign and a wonder,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:2You shall not add to the word that I speak to you, neither shall you take away from it: keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.
1 Kings 13:18He said to him: I also am a prophet like unto thee: and an angel spoke to me in the word of the Lord, saying: Bring him back with thee into thy house, that he may eat bread, and drink water. He deceived him,
Proverbs 30:6Add not any thing to his words, lest thou be reproved, and found a liar:
Jeremiah 6:13For from the least of them even to the greatest, all are given to covetousness: and from the prophet even to the priest, all are guilty of deceit.
Jeremiah 23:25I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesylies in my name, and say: I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
Jeremiah 29:8For thus saith the Lord of hoses the God of Israel: Let not your prophets that are in the midst of you, and your diviners deceive you: and give no heed to your dreams which you dream:
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 13:1
Moses is still upon that necessary subject concerning the peril of idolatry. In the close of the foregoing chapter he had cautioned them against the peril that might arise from their predecessors the Canaanites. In this chapter he cautions them against the rise of idolatry from among themselves; they must take heed lest any should draw them to idolatry, I. By the pretence of prophecy, ver. 1-5 . II. By the pretence of friendship and relation, ver. 6-11 . III. By the pretence of numbers, ver. 12-18 . But in all… Read the whole commentary →