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What Does the Bible Say About Astrology and Horoscopes?

The Bible warns against astrology, horoscopes, and fortune-telling, because they look to the stars or hidden powers for guidance that belongs to God alone. Scripture treats these practices as unreliable and spiritually dangerous, and it points us instead to trust the God who made the stars and who guides his people by his Word and his Spirit.

What Scripture says

Here are real verses on astrology and Horoscopes, each in the King James Version, with a word on what it means.

There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.Deuteronomy 18:10 (KJV)

There shall not be found among you any that useth divination, or an observer of times.

Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.Isaiah 47:13 (KJV)

Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, stand up and save thee from what shall come.

Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.Jeremiah 10:2 (KJV)

Be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.

Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.Leviticus 19:31 (KJV)

Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled.

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.Colossians 2:8 (KJV)

Beware lest any man spoil you through vain deceit, after the rudiments of the world.

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.Psalm 32:8 (KJV)

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee.

What this means for you today

The Bible does not deny that people look to the stars and horoscopes for direction; it warns that this looks to the creation instead of the Creator for what only he can give, and it opens doors to deception.

God made the stars, and he offers something far better than a horoscope: his own personal guidance through his Word, his Spirit, and wise counsel. If you have dabbled in these things, there is no condemnation in turning back to him; he gladly guides all who seek him.

The deepest answer is Jesus

Jesus, through whom all the stars were made, offers to guide us himself; we do not need horoscopes when we have the Maker of heaven as our shepherd.

Every one of these Scriptures points beyond itself to a Person. The deepest answer the Bible gives to any human need is not a rule or a technique but Jesus Christ, who came, lived, died, and rose again so that you could be forgiven and brought home to God. He said, Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Whatever you are carrying, you do not have to carry it alone, and you do not have to make yourself clean first. You can come to him today, just as you are.

This is the good news the whole Bible is telling. We were made for God, we have all turned from him and gone our own way, and none of us can fix that on our own. But God did not leave us there. Out of love he sent his Son to take our place, bearing our wrong on the cross and rising again to open the way back to the Father. Everyone who turns to Jesus and trusts him is forgiven, given new life, and welcomed as a beloved child of God, held by a love that will never let go. That is why the Bible's answer to every topic on this page finally leads here. You can respond right now, in your own words, simply telling God you need him and asking Jesus to be your Saviour and Lord. He hears the honest prayer of anyone who comes.

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