Topic
Sorcery
63 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1896 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Exodus 7:11Nave Practiced — By the magicians
Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
- Exodus 7:22Nave Practiced — By the magicians
And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said.
- Exodus 8:7Nave Practiced — By the magicians
And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 8:18Nave Practiced — By the magicians
And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
- Exodus 22:18Nave Punishment for
¶ Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
- Leviticus 19:26–28Nave Forbidden
¶ Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times. Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor…
- Leviticus 19:31Nave Forbidden
¶ Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.
- Leviticus 20:6Nave Forbidden
¶ 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.
- Leviticus 20:27Nave Punishment for
¶ 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.
- Numbers 22:6Nave Practiced — By Balaam
Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou…
- Numbers 23:23Nave Practiced — By Balaam
Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
- Deuteronomy 13:5Nave Punishment for
And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way…
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- Deuteronomy 18:9–14 Nave Forbidden
- 1 Samuel 15:23 Nave Wickedness of
- 1 Samuel 28:7–25 Nave Saul consulted the Witch of Endor
- 2 Kings 9:22 Nave Practiced — By Jezebel
- 2 Kings 23:24 Nave By images
- 1 Chronicles 10:13 Nave Divining by familiar spirits (mediums or spiritists)
- 2 Chronicles 33:6 Nave Divining by familiar spirits (mediums or spiritists)
- Isaiah 8:19 Nave Denounced
- Isaiah 19:3 Nave Practiced — By the Egyptians
- Isaiah 19:11 Nave Practiced — By the Egyptians
- Isaiah 19:12 Nave Practiced — By the Egyptians
- Isaiah 29:4 Nave Divining by familiar spirits (mediums or spiritists)
- Isaiah 44:25 Nave Vainness of
- Isaiah 47:9–13 Nave Practiced — By the Babylonians
- Jeremiah 10:2 Nave Practiced — By astrologers
- Jeremiah 14:14 Nave Practiced — By false prophets
- Jeremiah 27:9 Nave Practiced — By false prophets
- Jeremiah 29:8 Nave Practiced — By false prophets
- Jeremiah 29:9 Nave Practiced — By false prophets
- Ezekiel 12:23 Nave To cease
- Ezekiel 12:24 Nave To cease
- Ezekiel 13:6–9 Nave Practiced — By false prophets
- Ezekiel 13:23 Nave To cease
- Ezekiel 21:21 Nave Practiced — By the Babylonians
- Ezekiel 21:22 Nave Practiced — By the Babylonians
- Ezekiel 21:29 Nave Messages of, false
- Ezekiel 22:28 Nave Practiced — By false prophets
- Daniel 2:2 Nave Practiced — By the Babylonians
- Daniel 2:10 Nave Practiced — By the Babylonians
- Daniel 2:27 Nave Practiced — By the Babylonians
- Daniel 5:7 Nave Practiced — By Belshazzar
- Daniel 5:15 Nave Practiced — By Belshazzar
- Hosea 4:12 Nave By rods
- Micah 3:6 Nave Practiced — By astrologers
- Micah 3:7 Nave Practiced — By astrologers
- Micah 5:12 Nave To cease
- Nahum 3:4 Nave Practiced — By the Ninevites
- Nahum 3:5 Nave Practiced — By the Ninevites
- Zechariah 10:2 Nave Messages of, false
- Malachi 3:5 Nave Denounced
- Matthew 24:24 Nave Practiced — By false prophets
- Acts 8:9 Nave Practiced — By Simon the Sorcerer (Magus)
- Acts 11:1–30 Nave Practiced — By Simon the Sorcerer (Magus)
- Acts 13:8 Nave Practiced — By Elymas (Bar-Jesus)
- Acts 16:16 Nave Practiced — By the girl at Philippi
- Acts 19:13 Nave Practiced — By charlatan Jews
- Acts 19:14 Nave Practiced — By sons of Sceva
- Acts 19:15 Nave Practiced — By sons of Sceva
- Acts 19:19 Nave Books of, destroyed
- Galatians 5:20 Nave Belongs to the works of the flesh
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Nave Messages of, false
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 69 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → (Divination by an alleged assistance of evil spirits)
- → Forbidden Le 19:26-28,31; 20:6; De 18:9-14
- → Denounced Isa 8:19; Mal 3:5
- → Practiced
- By the Egyptians Isa 19:3,11,12
- By the magicians Ex 7:11,22; 8:7,18
- By Balaam Nu 22:6; 23:23; with 22; 23
- By Jezebel 2Ki 9:22
- By the Ninevites Na 3:4,5
- By the Babylonians Isa 47:9-13; Eze 21:21,22; Da 2:2,10,27
- By Belshazzar Da 5:7,15
- By Simon the Sorcerer (Magus) Ac 8:9; 11
- By Elymas (Bar-Jesus) Ac 13:8
- By the girl at Philippi Ac 16:16
- By charlatan Jews Ac 19:13
- By sons of Sceva Ac 19:14,15
- By astrologers Jer 10:2; Mic 3:6,7
- By false prophets Jer 14:14; 27:9; 29:8,9; Eze 13:6-9; 22:28; Mt 24:24
- → To cease Eze 12:23,24; 13:23; Mic 5:12
- → Messages of, false Eze 21:29; Zec 10:2; 2Th 2:9
- → Diviners will be confounded Mic 3:7
- → Belongs to the works of the flesh Ga 5:20
- → Wickedness of 1Sa 15:23
- → Vainness of Isa 44:25
- → Punishment for Ex 22:18; Le 20:27; De 13:5
- → Divining by familiar spirits (mediums or spiritists) Le 20:27; 1Ch 10:13; 2Ch 33:6; Isa 8:19; 19:3; 29:4
- → By entrails Eze 21:21
- → By images 2Ki 23:24; Eze 21:21
- → By rods Ho 4:12
- → Saul consulted the Witch of Endor 1Sa 28:7-25
- → Books of, destroyed Ac 19:19
Texts: Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.