Deuteronomy 18:21

And if thou thinke in thine heart, Howe shall we knowe the worde which the Lord hath not spoken?

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?

In Context

20But the prophet that shall presume to speake a worde in my name, which I haue not commanded him to speake, or that speaketh in the name of other gods, euen the same prophet shall die.

22When a prophet speaketh in the Name of the Lord, if the thing follow not nor come to passe, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not therefore be afraid of him.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 3:20And all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba knew that faithfull Samuel was the Lordes Prophet.

Zechariah 2:13Let all flesh be still before the Lord: for he is raised vp out of his holy place.

1 John 4:1Dearely beloued, beleeue not euery spirit, but trie the spirits whether they are of God: for many false prophets are gone out into this worlde.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 18:16-22

The Great Prophet; False Prophets. ( b. c. 1451.) 15 The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; 16 According to all that thou desiredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. 17 And the Lord said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken. 18 I will raise them up a Prophet… Read the whole commentary →

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