Bible Verses About Pagan Poets

And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.

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Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.

Shows former pagan life and bondage to idols

Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

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For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD.

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O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.

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And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.

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But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.

Main biblical text for pagan sacrifices and demons

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

General Berean principle, useful background but not about poets directly

Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land.

Prophet text about ungodliness; no poet content

Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

Priestly distinction text; no poet content

But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

General warning about blasphemy; no poet content

The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

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And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.

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The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

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Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

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How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

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For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.

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One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, the Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

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Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:

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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.

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Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?

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With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

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Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

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But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.

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For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

Paul quotes a pagan poet in Athens

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

General Scripture instruction; no poet content

Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.

Weak hit from Acts about philosophers and strange gods, not poets

Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.

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And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.

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They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.

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But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.

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O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.

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Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

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But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.

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For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.

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