17 Bible Verses about Spies

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Genesis 42:9-11

And Joseph will remember the dreams which he dreamed concerning them, and he will say to them, Ye spying; to see the naked places of the land ye came. And they will say to him, Nay my lord, and thy servants came to buy food. We all one man's sons; we true; we thy servants were not spying.

Numbers 13:1-20

And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying, Send for thyself men, and they shall search out the land of Canaan, which I give to the sons of Israel: one man, one man for the tribe of his fathers shall ye send, all chiefs among them. And Moses will send them from the desert of Paran, at the mouth of Jehovah; all of them chiefs, the heads of the sons of IsraeLread more.
And these their names: for the tribe of Reuben: Shammua, son of Zaccur. For the tribe of Simeon: Shaphat, son of Hori For the tribe of Judah: Caleb, son of Jephunneh. For the tribe of Issachar: Igal, son of Joseph. For the tribe of Ephraim: Oshea, son of Nun. For the tribe of Benjamin: Palti, son of Raphu. For the tribe of Zebulon: Gaddiel, son of Sodi. For the tribe of Joseph, for the tribe of Manasseh: Gaddi, son of Susi For the tribe of Dan: Ammiel, son of Gemalli For the tribe of Asher: Sethur, son of Michael. For the tribe of Naphtali: Nahbi, son of Vophsi. For the tribe of Gad: Geuel, son of Machi. These the names of the men which Moses sent to search out the land. And Moses will call Oshea, son of Nun, Joshua And Moses will send them to search out the land of Canaan, and will say to them, Go ye up hither to the south and ascend the mountain, And see the land what it is, and the people dwelling upon it, whether it is strong or relaxed, whether it is few or many; And what the land that they dwell in it, whether it is good or evil; and what the cities that they shall dwell in them, whether in camps or in fortifications; And what the land, whether it is fat or lean, whether there is in it wood or not And be strong, and take from the fruit of the land. And the days, the days of the first-fruits of the grapes.

Numbers 21:32

And Moses will send to search Jazer, and they will take her daughters, and will drive out the Amorite who is there.

Deuteronomy 1:22

And ye shall come near to me all of you, and ye will say, We will send men before us, and they shall search out for us the land, and shall turn us back word the way which we shall go up into it, and the cities which we shall come into them.

Joshua 2:1-3

And Joshua son of Nun will send out of Shittim two men spying silently, saying, Go see the land and Jericho. And they will go, and will come to the house of a woman, a harlot, and her name Rahab; and they will lie there. And it will be said to the king of Jericho, Behold, men came here this night from the sons of Israel to search out the land. And the king of Jericho will send to Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men having come to thee, which came to thy house: for to search out the land they came.

Joshua 6:17

And the city was devoted, it, and all which is in it, to Jehovah: only Rehab the harlot shall live; she and all which with her in the house, because she hid the messengers which we sent.

James 2:25

And likewise also was not Rehab the harlot justified by works, having received the messengers, and cast out by another way?

Joshua 7:2

And Joshua will send men from Jericho to Ai, which is by the house of Ain, from the east, to the house of God, and he will say to them, saying, Go up and spy the land. And the men will go up and will spy Ai

Judges 1:23-24

And the house of Joseph will examine in the house of God. And the name of the city before, was Almond tree. And they watching will see a man coming out of the city, and they will say to him, Show to us the entrance of the city, and we will do mercy with thee.

Judges 18:2

And the sons of Dan will send from their families five men from their extremities, men sons of power, from Zorah and Eshtaol, to search the land and to examine it; and they will say to them, Go and examine the land: and they will come to mount Ephraim, even to the house of Micah, and they will lodge there.

2 Samuel 10:3

And the chiefs of the sons of Ammon will say to Hanun their lord, Is David honoring thy father in thine eyes, that he sent comforters to thee? is it not for the sake of searching out the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it, David sent his servants to thee?

1 Chronicles 19:3

And the chiefs of the sons of Ammon will say to Hanun, Is David honoring thy father in thine eyes, that he sent comforters to thee? is it not in order to search out, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land, came his servants to thee?

Luke 20:20-22

And having observed narrowly, they sent liers-in-wait, feigning themselves to be just, that they might seize upon his word, to deliver him to the beginning and authority of the leader. And they asked him, saying. Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and thou receivest not the face, but teachest in truth the way of God: Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not

Matthew 22:15-16

Then the Pharisees, having gone, took counsel how they might ensnare him in word. And they send to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and care is to thee for none; for thou lookest not to the face of men.

Mark 12:13-14

And they sent to him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might catch him in the word. And they having come, say to him, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and thou carest not for any one: for thou lookest not to the face of men, but in truth thou teachest the way of God: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or no?

Galatians 2:4

And through false brethren introduced privately, who came in privately to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might reduce us to slavery:

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Israel » Sent » Twleve » Spies » Land » Canaan

Numbers 32:8

So did your fathers in my sending them from Kadesh-Barnea to see the land.

Joshua 14:7

The son of forty years was I in Moses the servant of Jehovah sending me from Kadesh-Barnea to spy the land; and I will turn back word to him as with my heart

Deuteronomy 1:22

And ye shall come near to me all of you, and ye will say, We will send men before us, and they shall search out for us the land, and shall turn us back word the way which we shall go up into it, and the cities which we shall come into them.

Deuteronomy 1:25

And they will take in their hand from the fruit of the land, and they will come down to us and will turn us back word, and will say, A good land which Jehovah our God gave to us.

Spies » Used at the court of absalom

2 Samuel 15:10

And Absalom will send spies in all the tribes of Israel, saying, When ye heard the voice of the trumpet, and ye said, Absalom the king in Hebron.

2 Samuel 17:1-17

And Ahithophel will say to Absalom, I will now choose twelve thousand men. and I will rise and pursue after David this night: And I shall come upon him and he being weary and relaxed in hands, and I made him afraid: and all the people which are with him, fleeing; and I struck the king alone, And I will turn back all the people to thee: as the turning back of all, the man whom thou seekest; and to all the people shall be peace. read more.
And the word will be straight in the eyes of Absalom and in the eyes of all the old men of Israel. And Absalom will say, Call now also for Hushai the Archite, and we will hear also, what is in his mouth. And Hushai will come to Absalom, and Absalom will say to him, saying, According to this word spake Ahithophel: shall we do his word? if not, speak thou. And Hushai will say to Absalom, The counsel which Ahithophel counseled is not good in this time. And Hushai will say, Thou knewest thy father and his men that they are mighty, and they bitter of soul as a bear bereaved of offspring in the field: and thy father a man of war, and he will not lodge with the people. Behold now, he hid in one of the pits, or in one of the places: and it being when there fell among them in the beginning, and he hearing heard and said, was a slaughter among the people which are after Absalom. And he also the son of strength whose heart according to the heart of the lion, melting, will melt away: for all Israel knew that thy father is mighty, and the sons of strength which are with him. For I counseled being gathered, all Israel shall be gathered to thee from Dan and even to the Well of the Oath, as the sand which is upon the sea for multitude; and thy face going in the midst of them. And we came upon him in one of the places which we shall find there, and we upon him as the dew will fall upon the earth: and we will not leave of him and of all the men which are with him, even one. And if he shall be gathered into the city, and all Israel shall lift up ropes to that city, and we dragged it even to the torrent, till we shall not find there even a stone. And Absalom will say, and every man of Israel, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is good above the counsel of Ahithophel. And Jehovah commanded to frustrate the good counsel of Ahithophel so that Jehovah brought evil upon Absalom. And Hushai will say to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, According to this, and according to this, Ahithophel counseled Absalom and the old men of Israel; and according to this and according to this, I counseled. And now send quickly and announce to David, saying, Thou wilt not lodge this night in Araboth of the desert, and also passing over, thou shalt pass over, lest he shall swallow up to the king and to all the people which are with him. And Jonathan and Ahimaaz standing by the fountain of Rogel; and a maid-servant went and announced to them, and they will go, and announce to king David, for they will not be able to be seen to come to the city.

Spies » Sent to investigate » Jaazer

Numbers 21:32

And Moses will send to search Jazer, and they will take her daughters, and will drive out the Amorite who is there.

Spies » Pharisees acted as

Luke 20:20

And having observed narrowly, they sent liers-in-wait, feigning themselves to be just, that they might seize upon his word, to deliver him to the beginning and authority of the leader.

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1 Samuel 26:4

And David will send spies, and he knew that Saul came for a certainty.

Spies » Sent to investigate » Jericho

Joshua 2:1

And Joshua son of Nun will send out of Shittim two men spying silently, saying, Go see the land and Jericho. And they will go, and will come to the house of a woman, a harlot, and her name Rahab; and they will lie there.

Spies » In the congregation of galatia

Galatians 2:4

And through false brethren introduced privately, who came in privately to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might reduce us to slavery:

Spies » Sent to investigate » Canaan

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