Deuteronomy 18:10

God's Word

You must never sacrifice your sons or daughters by burning them alive, practice black magic, be a fortuneteller, witch, or sorcerer,

Cross References

Genesis 44:5

Isn’t this the cup that my master drinks from and that he uses for telling the future? What you have done is evil!’ ”

2 Kings 16:3

He followed the example of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son by burning him alive. Sacrificing ⌞children⌟ was one of the disgusting things done by the nations that the Lord had forced out of the Israelites’ way.

2 Kings 17:15

They rejected his decrees, the promise  he made to their ancestors, and the warnings he had given them. They went after worthless idols and became as worthless as the idols. They behaved like the nations around them, although the Lord had commanded them not to do that.

2 Kings 17:17

They sacrificed their sons and daughters by burning them alive. They practiced black magic and cast evil spells. They sold themselves by doing what the Lord considered evil, and they made him furious.

2 Kings 21:6

He burned his son as a sacrifice, consulted fortunetellers, cast evil spells, and appointed ⌞royal⌟ mediums and psychics. He did many things that made the Lord furious.

2 Kings 23:24

Josiah also got rid of the mediums, psychics, family idols, other idols, and disgusting gods that could be seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to confirm the words of the Teachings written in the book that the priest Hilkiah found in the Lord’s temple.

1 Chronicles 10:13

So Saul died because of his unfaithfulness to the Lord: He did not obey the Lord’s word. He asked a medium to request information ⌞from a dead person⌟.

2 Chronicles 28:3

He burned sacrifices in the valley of Ben Hinnom and sacrificed his son by burning him alive, one of the disgusting things done by the nations that the Lord had forced out of the Israelites’ way.

2 Chronicles 33:6

He burned his son as a sacrifice in the valley of Ben Hinnom, consulted fortunetellers, cast evil spells, practiced witchcraft, and appointed ⌞royal⌟ mediums and psychics. He did many things that made the Lord furious.

Exodus 22:17

If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must pay an amount of money equal to the bride-price for virgins.

Exodus 22:18

“Never let a witch live.

Isaiah 47:13

You are worn out by your many plans. Let your astrologers and your stargazers, who foretell the future month by month, come to you, rise up, and save you.

Jeremiah 27:10

They are prophesying lies to you. They will cause you to be taken far from your lands. I’ll scatter you, and you will die.

Jeremiah 27:9

Don’t listen to prophets, mediums, interpreters of dreams, fortunetellers, or sorcerers who tell you that you’ll never serve the king of Babylon.

Jeremiah 32:35

In the valley of Ben Hinnom they built worship sites for Baal to sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molech. I didn’t ask them to do this. It never entered my mind. I didn’t make Judah sin.

Jeremiah 7:31

They have built worship sites at Topheth in the valley of Ben Hinnom in order to burn their sons and daughters as sacrifices. I did not ask for this. It never entered my mind.

Leviticus 19:26

“Never eat any meat with blood still in it. “Never cast evil spells, and never consult fortunetellers.

Leviticus 19:31

“Don’t turn to psychics or mediums to get help. That will make you unclean. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 20:6

“I will condemn people who turn to mediums and psychics and chase after them as though they were prostitutes. I will exclude them from the people.

Micah 5:12

I will destroy your sorcerers, and you will have no more fortunetellers.

Malachi 3:5

“I will come to judge you. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers, lying witnesses, and those who cheat workers out of their wages and oppress widows and orphans. I will also testify against those who deprive foreigners of their rights. None of them fear me,” says the Lord of Armies.

Acts 19:19

Many of those who were involved in the occult gathered their books and burned them in front of everyone. They added up the cost of these books and found that they were worth 50,000 silver coins.

Acts 8:9

A man named Simon lived in that city. He amazed the people of Samaria with his practice of magic. He claimed that he was great.

Galatians 5:20

idolatry, drug use, hatred, rivalry, jealousy, angry outbursts, selfish ambition, conflict, factions,

Deuteronomy 12:31

Never worship the Lord your God in the way they worship their gods, because everything they do for their gods is disgusting to the Lord. He hates it! They even burn their sons and daughters as sacrifices to their gods.

1 Samuel 15:23

The sin of black magic is rebellion. Wickedness and idolatry are arrogance. Because you rejected the Lord’s word, he rejects you as king.”

1 Samuel 28:3

Meanwhile, Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in his hometown Ramah. (Saul had rid the land of mediums and psychics.)

1 Samuel 28:7

Saul told his officers, “Find me a woman who conjures up the dead. Then I’ll go to her and ask for her services.” His officers told him, “There is a woman at Endor who conjures up the dead.”

1 Samuel 28:8

After disguising himself by putting on other clothes, Saul left with two men and came to the woman that night. He said to her, “Please consult with a dead person for me. Conjure up the person I request.”

1 Samuel 28:9

The woman told him, “You know that Saul rid the land of mediums and psychics. Why are you trying to trap me and have me killed?”