Bible Verses About False Gods
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for false gods, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 55,327 votes, led by 1 John 4:1. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about False Gods
1 John 4:11,307 votes
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
John 14:6960 votes
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Exodus 20:3942 votes
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Exodus 23:13907 votes
And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.
Revelation 1:1806 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Matthew 7:21-23800 votes
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Isaiah 43:10792 votes
Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
Matthew 24:24786 votes
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15752 votes
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
Isaiah 45:5727 votes
I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
Luke 1:37720 votes
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Exodus 34:14715 votes
For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
2 Peter 2:1701 votes
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
Acts 4:12699 votes
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Matthew 7:15673 votes
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Luke 6:46667 votes
And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
Romans 8:7641 votes
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Psalms 115:4-8632 votes
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
1 John 5:21619 votes
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
2 Timothy 4:3-4610 votes
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
Exodus 20:4-6605 votes
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Revelation 11:1-19591 votes
And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
1 Corinthians 8:6580 votes
But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
Jeremiah 14:14-16573 votes
Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
Jeremiah 6:13-15571 votes
For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
What does the Bible say about false gods?
Readers most often cite 1 John 4:1 on the subject of false gods. Across 55,327 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including John 14:6, Exodus 20:3, Exodus 23:13. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.