Genesis 41:8
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8 So in the morning (A)his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the (B)magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was none who could interpret them to Pharaoh.
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Daniel 4:7
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7 Then (A)the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers came in, and I told them the dream, but (B)they could not make known to me its interpretation.
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Daniel 1:20
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20 And in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all (A)the magicians and (B)enchanters that were in all his kingdom.
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Exodus 7:22
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22 But (A)the magicians of Egypt did the same by their secret arts. So (B)Pharaoh's heart remained hardened, and he would not listen to them, as (C)the Lord had said.
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Exodus 7:11
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11 Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they, the (A)magicians of Egypt, also (B)did the same by their secret arts.
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Matthew 2:1
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The Visit of the Wise Men
2 Now (A)after Jesus was born in (B)Bethlehem of Judea (C)in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men[a] from (D)the east came to Jerusalem,
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- Matthew 2:1 Greek magi; also verses 7, 16
Isaiah 29:14
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14 therefore, behold, (A)I will again
do wonderful things with this people,
with wonder upon wonder;
and (B)the wisdom of their wise men shall perish,
and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden.”
Daniel 4:19
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Daniel Interprets the Second Dream
19 Then Daniel, whose name was (A)Belteshazzar, was (B)dismayed for a while, and (C)his thoughts alarmed him. The king answered and said, “Belteshazzar, let not the dream or the interpretation alarm you.” Belteshazzar answered and said, “My lord, (D)may the dream be for those who hate you (E)and its interpretation for your enemies!
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Daniel 4:5
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5 I saw a dream that made me afraid. As I lay in bed the fancies and (A)the visions of my head alarmed me.
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Isaiah 8:19
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19 And when they say to you, “Inquire of the (A)mediums and the necromancers who chirp and mutter,” should not a people inquire of their God? Should they inquire of (B)the dead on behalf of the living?
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Leviticus 19:31
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31 (A)“Do not turn to mediums or necromancers; do not seek them out, and so make yourselves unclean by them: I am the Lord your God.
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1 Corinthians 3:18-20
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18 (A)Let no one deceive himself. (B)If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. 19 For (C)the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, (D)“He catches the wise in their craftiness,” 20 and again, (E)“The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.”
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1 Corinthians 1:19
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19 For it is written,
(A)“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”
Acts 17:18
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18 Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, (A)“What does this babbler wish to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities”—because (B)he was preaching (C)Jesus and the resurrection.
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Acts 7:22
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22 And Moses (A)was instructed in (B)all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was (C)mighty in his words and deeds.
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Habakkuk 3:16
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16 (A)I hear, and (B)my body trembles;
my lips quiver at the sound;
(C)rottenness enters into my bones;
my legs tremble beneath me.
Yet (D)I will quietly wait for the day of trouble
to come upon people who invade us.
Daniel 8:27
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27 And (A)I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for some days. Then I rose and went about the king's business, but I was appalled by the vision (B)and did not understand it.
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Daniel 7:28
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28 “Here is the end of the matter. (A)As for me, Daniel, my (B)thoughts greatly alarmed me, (C)and my color changed, but (D)I kept the matter in my heart.”
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Daniel 5:11
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11 There is a man in your kingdom (A)in whom is the spirit of the holy gods.[a] In the days of your father, (B)light and understanding and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him, and King Nebuchadnezzar, your father—your father the king—(C)made him chief of the magicians, (D)enchanters, Chaldeans, and astrologers,
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- Daniel 5:11 Or Spirit of the holy God
Daniel 5:6-8
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6 (A)Then the king's color changed, (B)and his thoughts alarmed him; (C)his limbs gave way, and (D)his knees knocked together. 7 (E)The king called loudly to bring in (F)the enchanters, the (G)Chaldeans, and (H)the astrologers. The king declared[a] to the wise men of Babylon, (I)“Whoever reads this writing, and shows me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck and (J)shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.” 8 Then all the king's wise men came in, but (K)they could not read the writing or make known to the king the interpretation.
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- Daniel 5:7 Aramaic answered and said; also verse 10
Daniel 2:27-28
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27 Daniel answered the king and said, “No wise men, (A)enchanters, (B)magicians, or (C)astrologers can show to the king the mystery that the king has asked, 28 but (D)there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar (E)what will be in the latter days. Your dream and (F)the visions of your head as you lay in bed are these:
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Daniel 2:1-11
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Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
2 In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; (A)his spirit was troubled, and (B)his sleep left him. 2 Then the king commanded that (C)the magicians, (D)the enchanters, the (E)sorcerers, and (F)the Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and (G)stood before the king. 3 And the king said to them, “I had a dream, and (H)my spirit is troubled to know the dream.” 4 Then (I)the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic,[a] (J)“O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.” 5 The king answered and said to (K)the Chaldeans, “The word from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be (L)torn limb from limb, (M)and your (N)houses shall be laid in ruins. 6 But if you show the dream and its interpretation, (O)you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. (P)Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation.” 7 They answered a second time and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show its interpretation.” 8 The king answered and said, “I know with certainty that you are trying to (Q)gain time, because you see that the word from me is firm— 9 if you do not make the dream known to me, (R)there is but one sentence for you. You have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till (S)the times change. (T)Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me its interpretation.” 10 (U)The Chaldeans answered the king and said, “There is not a man on earth who can meet the king's demand, for no great and powerful king has asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or (V)Chaldean. 11 The thing that the king asks is difficult, and no one can show it to the king except (W)the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.”
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- Daniel 2:4 The text from this point to the end of chapter 7 is in Aramaic
Isaiah 47:12-13
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12 (A)Stand fast in your enchantments
and your many sorceries,
with which you have labored from your youth;
perhaps you may be able to succeed;
perhaps you may inspire terror.
13 You are wearied with your many counsels;
let them stand forth and save you,
(B)those who divide the heavens,
who gaze at the stars,
who at the new moons make known
what shall come upon you.
Isaiah 19:11-13
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11 The princes of (A)Zoan are utterly foolish;
the wisest counselors of Pharaoh give stupid counsel.
How can you say to Pharaoh,
“I am a son of the wise,
a son of ancient kings”?
12 Where then are your (B)wise men?
Let them tell you
that they might know what the Lord of hosts has purposed against Egypt.
13 The princes of (C)Zoan have become fools,
and the princes of (D)Memphis are deluded;
those who are the (E)cornerstones of her tribes
have made Egypt stagger.
Isaiah 19:3
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3 and the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out,
and I will confound[a] their (A)counsel;
and they will inquire of the idols and the sorcerers,
and (B)the mediums and the necromancers;
Footnotes
- Isaiah 19:3 Or I will swallow up
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