Bible Cross References
his spirit
Genesis 40:6
When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were upset.
Daniel 2:1-3
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In the second year that Nebuchadnezzar was king, he had a dream. It worried him so much that he couldn't sleep,
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so he sent for his fortunetellers, magicians, sorcerers, and wizards to come and explain the dream to him. When they came and stood before the king,
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he said to them, "I'm worried about a dream I've had. I want to know what it means."
Daniel 4:5
But I had a frightening dream and saw terrifying visions while I was asleep.
Daniel 4:19
At this, Daniel, who is also called Belteshazzar, was so alarmed that he could not say anything. The king said to him, "Belteshazzar, don't let the dream and its message alarm you." Belteshazzar replied, "Your Majesty, I wish that the dream and its explanation applied to your enemies and not to you.
Daniel 5:6
He turned pale and was so frightened that his knees began to shake.
Daniel 7:28
This is the end of the account. I was so frightened that I turned pale, and I kept everything to myself.
Daniel 8:27
I was depressed and ill for several days. Then I got up and went back to the work that the king had assigned to me, but I was puzzled by the vision and could not understand it.
Habakkuk 3:16
I hear all this, and I tremble; my lips quiver with fear. My body goes limp, and my feet stumble beneath me. I will quietly wait for the time to come when God will punish those who attack us.
the magicians of Egypt
Exodus 7:11
Then the king called for his wise men and magicians, and by their magic they did the same thing.
Exodus 7:22
Then the king's magicians did the same thing by means of their magic, and the king was as stubborn as ever. Just as the LORD had said, the king refused to listen to Moses and Aaron.
Exodus 8:7
But the magicians used magic, and they also made frogs come up on the land.
Exodus 8:18
The magicians tried to use their magic to make gnats appear, but they failed. There were gnats everywhere,
Exodus 8:19
and the magicians said to the king, "God has done this!" But the king was stubborn and, just as the LORD had said, the king would not listen to Moses and Aaron.
Exodus 9:11
The magicians were not able to appear before Moses, because they were covered with boils, like all the other Egyptians.
Leviticus 19:31
"Do not go for advice to people who consult the spirits of the dead. If you do, you will be ritually unclean. I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 20:6
"If any of you go for advice to people who consult the spirits of the dead, I will turn against you and will no longer consider you one of my people.
Deuteronomy 18:9-14
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"When you come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, don't follow the disgusting practices of the nations that are there.
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Don't sacrifice your children in the fires on your altars; and don't let your people practice divination or look for omens or use spells
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or charms, and don't let them consult the spirits of the dead.
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The LORD your God hates people who do these disgusting things, and that is why he is driving those nations out of the land as you advance.
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Be completely faithful to the LORD."
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Then Moses said, "In the land you are about to occupy, people follow the advice of those who practice divination and look for omens, but the LORD your God does not allow you to do this.
Isaiah 8:19
But people will tell you to ask for messages from fortunetellers and mediums, who chirp and mutter. They will say, "After all, people should ask for messages from the spirits and consult the dead on behalf of the living."
Isaiah 19:3
I am going to frustrate the plans of the Egyptians and destroy their morale. They will ask their idols to help them, and they will go and consult mediums and ask the spirits of the dead for advice.
Isaiah 29:14
So I will startle them with one unexpected blow after another. Those who are wise will turn out to be fools, and all their cleverness will be useless."
Isaiah 47:12
Keep all your magic spells and charms; you have used them since you were young. Perhaps they will be of some help to you; perhaps you can frighten your enemies.
Isaiah 47:13
You are powerless in spite of the advice you get. Let your astrologers come forward and save you--- those people who study the stars, who map out the zones of the heavens and tell you from month to month what is going to happen to you.
Daniel 1:20
No matter what question the king asked or what problem he raised, these four knew ten times more than any fortuneteller or magician in his whole kingdom.
Daniel 2:2
so he sent for his fortunetellers, magicians, sorcerers, and wizards to come and explain the dream to him. When they came and stood before the king,
Daniel 4:7
Then all the fortunetellers, magicians, wizards, and astrologers were brought in, and I told them my dream, but they could not explain it to me.
Daniel 5:7
He shouted for someone to bring in the magicians, wizards, and astrologers. When they came in, the king said to them, "Anyone who can read this writing and tell me what it means will be dressed in robes of royal purple, wear a gold chain of honor around his neck, and be the third in power in the kingdom."
Daniel 5:11
There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. When your father was king, this man showed good sense, knowledge, and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods. And King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, made him chief of the fortunetellers, magicians, wizards, and astrologers.
Acts 17:18
Certain Epicurean and Stoic teachers also debated with him. Some of them asked, "What is this ignorant show-off trying to say?" Others answered, "He seems to be talking about foreign gods." They said this because Paul was preaching about Jesus and the resurrection.
the wise men
Matthew 2:1
Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea, during the time when Herod was king. Soon afterward, some men who studied the stars came from the East to Jerusalem
Acts 7:22
He was taught all the wisdom of the Egyptians and became a great man in words and deeds.
but there
Genesis 40:8
They answered, "Each of us had a dream, and there is no one here to explain what the dreams mean." "It is God who gives the ability to interpret dreams," Joseph said. "Tell me your dreams."
Job 5:12
He upsets the plans of cunning people, and traps the wise in their own schemes, so that nothing they do succeeds;
Job 5:13
(SEE 5:12)
Psalm 25:14
The LORD is the friend of those who obey him and he affirms his covenant with them.
Isaiah 19:11-13
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The leaders of the city of Zoan are fools! Egypt's wisest people give stupid advice! How do they dare to tell the king that they are successors to the ancient scholars and kings?
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King of Egypt, where are those clever advisers of yours? Perhaps they can tell you what plans the LORD Almighty has for Egypt.
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The leaders of Zoan and Memphis are fools. They were supposed to lead the nation, but they have misled it.
Isaiah 29:14
So I will startle them with one unexpected blow after another. Those who are wise will turn out to be fools, and all their cleverness will be useless."
Daniel 2:4-11
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They answered the king in Aramaic, "May Your Majesty live forever! Tell us your dream, and we will explain it to you."
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The king said to them, "I have made up my mind that you must tell me the dream and then tell me what it means. If you can't, I'll have you torn limb from limb and make your houses a pile of ruins.
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But if you can tell me both the dream and its meaning, I will reward you with gifts and great honor. Now then, tell me what the dream was and what it means."
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They answered the king again, "If Your Majesty will only tell us what the dream was, we will explain it."
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At that, the king exclaimed, "Just as I thought! You are trying to gain time, because you see that I have made up my mind
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to give all of you the same punishment if you don't tell me the dream. You have agreed among yourselves to go on telling me lies because you hope that in time things will change. Tell me what the dream was, and then I will know that you can also tell me what it means."
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The advisers replied, "There is no one on the face of the earth who can tell Your Majesty what you want to know. No king, not even the greatest and most powerful, has ever made such a demand of his fortunetellers, magicians, and wizards.
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What Your Majesty is asking for is so difficult that no one can do it for you except the gods, and they do not live among human beings."
Daniel 2:27-11
Daniel 2:28-11
Daniel 5:8
The royal advisers came forward, but none of them could read the writing or tell the king what it meant.
1 Corinthians 1:19
The scripture says, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and set aside the understanding of the scholars."
1 Corinthians 3:18-20
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You should not fool yourself. If any of you think that you are wise by this world's standards, you should become a fool, in order to be really wise.
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For what this world considers to be wisdom is nonsense in God's sight. As the scripture says, "God traps the wise in their cleverness";
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and another scripture says, "The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are worthless."