Exodus 22:18
Thou schalt not suffre witchis to lyue.
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
In Context
19He that doith letcherie with a beeste, die by deeth.
Cross References
Leviticus 18:23Thou schalt not do letcherie with ony beeste, nethir thou schalt be defoulid with it. A womman schal not ligge vnder a beeste, nether schal be medlid therwith, + 18:23 nether schal be medlid therwith, that is, defoulid bi fleisly knowing therof. for it is greet synne.
Leviticus 19:31Bowe ye not to astronomyers, nether axe ye ony thing of fals dyuynours, that ye be defoulid bi hem; Y am youre Lord God.
Leviticus 20:27A man ethir a womman, in which is an vncleene spirit spekynge in the `wombe, ethir `a spirit of fals dyuynyng, + 20:27 This is not vndurstondun of wode men in which the wickid spirit spekith with out her procuryng, but of hem that procuren that the deuel speke in hem. die thei bi deeth; men schulen oppresse hem bi stoonus; her blood be on hem.
Deuteronomy 27:21Cursid is he that slepith with ony beeste; and al the puple schal seie, Amen!
Matthew Henry on Exodus 22:17-25
16 And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. 18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. 19 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. 20 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed. 21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22… Read the whole commentary →