Genesis 41:8
The king was upset the next morning. So he called his magicians and wise men and told them what he had dreamed. None of them could tell him what the dreams meant.
Exodus 7:11
Then Pharaoh sent for his wise men and sorcerers. These Egyptian magicians did the same thing using their magic spells.
Exodus 7:22
But the Egyptian magicians did the same thing using their magic spells. So Pharaoh continued to be stubborn. He would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as Jehovah predicted.
Daniel 1:20
The king found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire realm. This was in every matter of wisdom and understanding.
Daniel 4:7
The magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and the soothsayers came to me. I told the dream to them. They did not explain the dream to me.
Isaiah 29:14
I will do things that shock and amaze them. I will destroy the wisdom of those who claim to know and understand (discern).
Matthew 2:1
Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea during the reign of King Herod. Astrologers arrived in Jerusalem from the east.
Daniel 4:5
I saw a dream that made me afraid. When I saw this vision my thoughts troubled me.
Daniel 4:19
Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stricken dumb for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king said, Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or the interpretation trouble you. Belteshazzar answered: My lord, the dream may be to them that hate you and the interpretation to your adversaries.
Genesis 40:6
Joseph saw that they were upset when he came to them in the morning.
Genesis 40:8
We both had dreams, they answered him, but there is no one to tell us what they mean. Is it not God who can tell what dreams mean? Joseph asked them. Tell me all about them.
Exodus 8:7
But the magicians used their secret powers to do the same thing.
Exodus 8:18-19
The magicians tried to use their magic to make gnats appear, but they failed. There were gnats everywhere!
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 turn to psychics or mediums to get help. That will make you unclean. I am Jehovah 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
When you come into the land that Jehovah your God gives you, do not follow the disgusting practices of the nations that are there.
Job 5:12-13
He keeps shrewd (crafty) (cunning) people from carrying out their plans so that they cannot do anything successfully.
Psalm 25:14
Jehovah is intimate with those who respect him. He reveals the intent of his covenant to them.
Isaiah 8:19
People will say to you: Ask for help from the mediums and the fortunetellers, who whisper and mutter. Should people ask their God for help instead? Why should they ask the dead to help the living?
Isaiah 19:3
The Egyptians will become discouraged. I will bring their plans to nothing. They will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead, the mediums and the spiritists.
Isaiah 19:11-13
The officials of Zoan are nothing but fools. The wise counselors of Pharaoh give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh: I am one of the wise men, a disciple of the ancient kings?
Isaiah 47:12-13
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.
Daniel 2:1-11
It was the second year of his reign. He was troubled and could not sleep. Nebuchadnezzar had dreams and was disturbed by them.
Daniel 2:27-28
Daniel answered: Wise men, enchanters, magicians, and soothsayers cannot show the secret the king demanded.
Daniel 5:6-8
Then the king's countenance (appearance) changed in him. His thoughts troubled him. The joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees struck one against the other.
Daniel 5:11
There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods. In your fathers day, light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him. King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, made him master of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers.
Daniel 7:28
This is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts were very troubled. My appearance was changed. I kept the matter in my heart.
Daniel 8:27
I, Daniel, fainted from exhaustion, and was sick for days. Then I rose up, and did the king's business. I wondered about the vision, but none understood it.
Habakkuk 3:16
I heard and my body trembled! My lips quivered at the voice. Rottenness entered into my bones and I tremble. I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, for the people who invade us.
Acts 7:22
Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.
Acts 17:18
The Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. Some said: What is this babbler saying? Others: He seems to be advocating strange gods because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.
1 Corinthians 1:19
It is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. (Isaiah 29:14)
1 Corinthians 3:18-20
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.