Holy Scripture

Deuteronomy 18:20

A church father on this verse
“We can be prepared to find some prophet even of impiety—and perhaps not just one but several—who will tell us of a word of the Lord, which the Lord has not at all commanded, or a "word of wisdom" which has nothing whatever to do with wisdom. His purpose is to slay us by the word of his mouth.”
Origen of Alexandria, 3th c. — EXHORTATION TO MARTYRDOM 8

Source: Septuagint

Original

20But the prophet whosoever shall impiously speak in my name a word which I have not commanded him to speak, and whosoever shall speak in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.

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In context

18I will raise up to them a prophet of their brethren, like thee; and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them as I shall command him.

19And whatever man shall not hearken to whatsoever words that prophet shall speak in my name, I will take vengeance on him.

— Deuteronomy 18:20 —

21But if thou shalt say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?

22Whatsoever words that prophet shall speak in the name of the Lord, and they shall not come true, and not come to pass, this is the thing which the Lord has not spoken; that prophet has spoken wickedly: ye shall not spare him.

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