Bible Verses about “fortune telling”

“Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I [am] the LORD your God.”

“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,”

“Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.”

“For all that do these things [are] an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.”

“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.”

“¶ When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.”

“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?”

“And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, [even] all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.”

“Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.”

“Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.”

“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 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.”

“¶ And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:”

“For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so [to do].”

“And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.”

“And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.”

“The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.”

“Ye shall not eat [any thing] with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.”

“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 I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no [more] soothsayers:”

“¶ Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.”

“And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard [us]: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.”

“¶ And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.”

“And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought [us], saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide [there]. And she constrained us.”

“And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed [their] stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.”

“¶ Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father [was] a Greek:”

“And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew [them] into the marketplace unto the rulers,”

“And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.”

“And they went out of the prison, and entered into [the house of] Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.”

“And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted [thither].”

“¶ Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,”

“After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.”

“But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.”

“And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.”

“Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.”

“And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.”

“And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.”

“And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.”

“And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.”

“Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next [day] to Neapolis;”

“And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, [and] a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.”

“And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast [them] into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:”

“Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.”

“Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.”

“And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.”

“And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,”

“And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.”

“And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat [them].”

“And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.”

“Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,”