'Practices' in the Bible
There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices witchcraft, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer,
But it came about when the judge died, that they would turn back and act more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them and bow down to them; they did not abandon their practices or their stubborn ways.
Requite them according to their work and according to the evil of their practices;Requite them according to the deeds of their hands;Repay them their recompense.
He who practices deceit shall not dwell within my house;He who speaks falsehood shall not maintain his position before me.
But they mingled with the nationsAnd learned their practices,
Thus they became unclean in their practices,And played the harlot in their deeds.
“Therefore I will give their wives to others,Their fields to new owners;Because from the least even to the greatestEveryone is greedy for gain;From the prophet even to the priestEveryone practices deceit.
“But if the wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed and observes all My statutes and practices justice and righteousness, he shall surely live; he shall not die.
Again, when a wicked man turns away from his wickedness which he has committed and practices justice and righteousness, he will save his life.
But when I say to the wicked, ‘You will surely die,’ and he turns from his sin and practices justice and righteousness,
But when the wicked turns from his wickedness and practices justice and righteousness, he will live by them.