Bible Verses about “fortune telling”

“"'Don't turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don't seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am Yahweh your God.”

“There shall not be found with you anyone who makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices sorcery, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,”

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

“For whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh: and because of these abominations Yahweh your God does drive them out from before you.”

“"'The person that turns to those who are mediums, and to the wizards, to play the prostitute after them, I will even set my face against that person, and will cut him off from among his people.”

“When you are come into the land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.”

“When they tell you, "Consult with those who have familiar spirits and with the wizards, who chirp and who mutter:" shouldn't a people consult with their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?”

“and lest you lift up your eyes to the sky, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the army of the sky, you are drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Yahweh your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole sky.”

“You shall be perfect with Yahweh your God.”

“"You shall not allow a sorceress to live.”

“"'A man or a woman that is a medium, or is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones; their blood shall be upon them.'"”

“He made his son to pass through the fire, and practiced sorcery, and used enchantments, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he worked much evil in the sight of Yahweh, to provoke him to anger.”

“It happened, as we were going to prayer, that a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.”

“For these nations, that you shall dispossess, listen to those who practice sorcery, and to diviners; but as for you, Yahweh your God has not allowed you so to do.”

“They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household."”

“She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" It came out that very hour.”

“Following Paul and us, she cried out, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!"”

“"'You shall not eat any meat with the blood still in it; neither shall you use enchantments, nor practice sorcery.”

“He also made his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom; and he practiced sorcery, and used enchantments, and practiced sorcery, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he worked much evil in the sight of Yahweh, to provoke him to anger.”

“I will destroy witchcraft from your hand; and you shall have no soothsayers.”

“Don't boast about tomorrow; for you don't know what a day may bring forth.”

“A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us; whose heart the Lord opened to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.”

“But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.”

“When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and stay." So she persuaded us.”

“He took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.”

“He came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed; but his father was a Greek.”

“But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.”

“Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's bonds were loosened.”

“They went out of the prison, and entered into Lydia's house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, and departed.”

“On the Sabbath day we went forth outside of the city by a riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down, and spoke to the women who had come together.”

“When they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.”

“When they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit didn't allow them.”

“But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, "Don't harm yourself, for we are all here!"”

“He brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his household, having believed in God.”

“The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.”

“As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.”

“Passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.”

“A vision appeared to Paul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him, and saying, "Come over into Macedonia and help us."”

“When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.”

“Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;”

“and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.”

“When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely,”

“who, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison, and secured their feet in the stocks.”

“Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.”

“So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.”

“When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, "These men, being Jews, are agitating our city,”

“and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans."”

“The multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore their clothes off of them, and commanded them to be beaten with rods.”

“The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.”

“He called for lights and sprang in, and, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,”