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Bible Verses About magic

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What does the Bible say about magic? Browse 17 carefully selected verses that illuminate this biblical theme.

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TranslationKey Verse: Leviticus 19:31
King James (KJV)Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.

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Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.
And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.
For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. rudiments: or, elements make a prey: or, seduce you, or, lead you astray

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