Deuteronomy 13:1

If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you,

² and if the sign or wonder he has spoken to you comes about, but he says, “Let us follow other gods (which you have not known) and let us worship them,”

³ you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you,
KJV: If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
WEB: If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you, and he gives you a sign or a wonder,
ASV: If there arise in the midst of thee a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he give thee a sign or a wonder,
DARBY: If there arise among you a prophet, or one that dreameth dreams, and he give thee a sign or a wonder,
BLB: If there arises from among you a prophet or a dreamer of a dream, and he gives to you a sign or a wonder,

ÅB: Når det står fram en profet i din midte, eller en som har drømmer, og han varsler deg et tegn eller et under,
OTB: Hvis en profet eller en drømmer av drømmer oppstår blant dere og presenterer et tegn eller under,
B1930: Når det står frem en profet i din midte, eller en som har drømmer, og han varsler dig et tegn eller et under,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
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Jeremiah 23:25–28
“I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’
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Jeremiah 29:8
For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you, and do not listen to the dreams you elicit from them.
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1 Kings 13:18
Then the prophet replied, “I too am a prophet like you, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, so that he may eat bread and drink water.’” The old prophet was lying to him,
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Jeremiah 27:9
But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’
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Isaiah 9:15
The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.
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2 Thessalonians 2:9
The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,
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Luke 6:26
Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.
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