Deuteronomy 18:9-11

New Century Version

Do Not Follow Other Nations

⁹ When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, don’t learn to do the hateful things the other nations do. ¹⁰ Don’t let anyone among you offer a son or daughter as a sacrifice in the fire. Don’t let anyone use magic or witchcraft, or try to explain the meaning of signs. ¹¹ Don’t let anyone try to control others with magic, and don’t let them be mediums or try to talk with the spirits of dead people.