Bible Verses about “witches”
The Bible contains 18 verses about witches across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“envyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.”
“Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,”
“idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies,”
“"'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.”
“But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.”
“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.”
“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected the word of Yahweh, he has also rejected you from being king."”