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title: "Exodus 22:18-20 KJV - \"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live....\" | Real Bible Believers"
description: "\"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. He that sacrificeth unto any god\" — Read Exodus 22:18-20 in the King James Version (KJV) with commentary, cross references, and Greek/Hebrew lexicon."
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## Exodus 22:18-20 in Context (Verses 15–23 KJV)
 
 [15 ](/kjv/exodus/22/15) *But* if the owner thereof *be* with it, he shall not make *it* good: if it *be* an hired *thing*, it came for his hire.
 
 [16 ](/kjv/exodus/22/16) ¶ 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 ](/kjv/exodus/22/17) If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.*
 
 [18 ](/kjv/exodus/22/18) ¶ Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
 
 [19 ](/kjv/exodus/22/19) ¶ Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
 
 [20 ](/kjv/exodus/22/20) ¶ He that sacrificeth unto *any* god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
 
 [21 ](/kjv/exodus/22/21) ¶ Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
 
 [22 ](/kjv/exodus/22/22) ¶ Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
 
 [23 ](/kjv/exodus/22/23) If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
 
[Exodus 21](/kjv/exodus/21) [Exodus 23](/kjv/exodus/23)

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