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 =Plagiarism is a Biblical '''Sin'''=
+The Bible records what the Lord thinks of prophets who plagiarize from each other, and say it is a word from the Lord.
+'''Jeremiah 23:30'''
+:KJV: ''Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.''
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-The Bible records what the Lord thinks of prophets who plagiarize from each other, and say it is a word from the Lord.
-'''Jeremiah 23:30'''
-:KJV: ''Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.''
 :NET: ''So I, the LORD, affirm that I am opposed to those prophets who steal messages from one another that they claim are from me.''
 :GNT: ''I am against those prophets who take each other’s words and proclaim them as my message.''
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 :NIV: ''“Therefore,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who steal from one another words supposedly from me.''
 It is clear that God is against plagiarism when a person says they received their inspiration from God, when in fact they received it from another person.
 =Plagiarism is ethically wrong=