Deuteronomy 13:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Do not be guided by him or give attention to him; have no pity on him or mercy, and give him no cover;

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 1:10 : 10 My son, if sinners would take you out of the right way, do not go with them.
  • Deut 7:16 : 16 And you are to send destruction on all the peoples which the Lord your God gives into your hands; have no pity on them, and do not give worship to their gods; for that will be a cause of sin to you.
  • Deut 19:13 : 13 Have no pity on him, so that Israel may be clear from the crime of putting a man to death without cause, and it will be well for you.
  • Exod 20:3 : 3 You are to have no other gods but me.
  • Ezek 5:11 : 11 For this cause, by my life, says the Lord, because you have made my holy place unclean with all your hated things and all your disgusting ways, you will become disgusting to me; my eye will have no mercy and I will have no pity.
  • Ezek 9:5-6 : 5 And to these he said in my hearing, Go through the town after him using your axes: do not let your eyes have mercy, and have no pity: 6 Give up to destruction old men and young men and virgins, little children and women: but do not come near any man who has the mark on him: and make a start at my holy place. So they made a start with the old men who were before the house.
  • Gal 1:8-9 : 8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, were to be a preacher to you of good news other than that which we have given you, let there be a curse on him. 9 As we have said before, so say I now again, If any man is a preacher to you of any good news other than that which has been given to you, let there be a curse on him.
  • 1 John 5:21 : 21 My little children, keep yourselves from false gods.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 13:9-11
    3 verses
    82%

    9But put him to death without question; let your hand be the first stretched out against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.

    10Let him be stoned with stones till he is dead; because it was his purpose to make you false to the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.

    11And all Israel, hearing of it, will be full of fear, and no one will again do such evil as this among you.

  • Deut 19:12-14
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    12The responsible men of his town are to send and take him, and give him up to the one who has the right of punishment to be put to death.

    13Have no pity on him, so that Israel may be clear from the crime of putting a man to death without cause, and it will be well for you.

    14Your neighbour's landmark, which was put in its place by the men of old times, is not to be moved or taken away in the land of your heritage which the Lord your God is giving you.

  • Deut 7:16
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    16And you are to send destruction on all the peoples which the Lord your God gives into your hands; have no pity on them, and do not give worship to their gods; for that will be a cause of sin to you.

  • Deut 25:12
    75%

    12Her hand is to be cut off; have no pity on her.

  • Deut 13:6-7
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    6If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife of your heart, or the friend who is as dear to you as your life, working on you secretly says to you, Let us go and give worship to other gods, strange to you and to your fathers;

    7Gods of the peoples round about you, near or far, from one end of the earth to the other;

  • Deut 19:19-21
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    74%

    19Then do to him what it was his purpose to do to his brother: and so put away the evil from among you.

    20And the rest of the people, hearing of it, will be full of fear, and never again do such evil among you.

    21Have no pity; let life be given for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • 1 Kgs 20:8
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    8And all the responsible men and the people said to him, Do not give attention to him or do what he says.

  • Ezek 9:5
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    5And to these he said in my hearing, Go through the town after him using your axes: do not let your eyes have mercy, and have no pity:

  • Deut 13:17
    73%

    17Keep not a thing of what is cursed for yourselves: so the Lord may be turned away from the heat of his wrath, and have mercy on you, and give you increase as he said in his oath to your fathers:

  • Deut 19:10
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    10So that in all your land, which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage, no man may be wrongly put to death, for which you will be responsible.

  • Exod 23:32
    73%

    32Make no agreement with them or with their gods.

  • Exod 23:7
    73%

    7Keep yourselves far from any false business; never let the upright or him who has done no wrong be put to death: for I will make the evil-doer responsible for his sin.

  • Deut 7:2-4
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    73%

    2And when the Lord has given them up into your hands and you have overcome them, give them up to complete destruction: make no agreement with them, and have no mercy on them:

    3Do not take wives or husbands from among them; do not give your daughters to their sons, or take their daughters for your sons.

    4For through them your sons will be turned from me to the worship of other gods: and the Lord will be moved to wrath against you and send destruction on you quickly.

  • Prov 1:10
    72%

    10My son, if sinners would take you out of the right way, do not go with them.

  • Deut 17:7
    72%

    7The hands of the witnesses will be the first to put him to death, and after them the hands of all the people. So you are to put away the evil from among you.

  • Num 35:31
    72%

    31Further, no price may be given for the life of one who has taken life and whose right reward is death: he is certainly to be put to death.

  • Lev 19:14-18
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    14Do not put a curse on those who have no hearing, or put a cause of falling in the way of the blind, but keep the fear of your God before you: I am the Lord.

    15Do no wrong in your judging: do not give thought to the position of the poor, or honour to the position of the great; but be a judge to your neighbour in righteousness.

    16Do not go about saying untrue things among your people, or take away the life of your neighbour by false witness: I am the Lord.

    17Let there be no hate in your heart for your brother; but you may make a protest to your neighbour, so that he may be stopped from doing evil.

    18Do not make attempts to get equal with one who has done you wrong, or keep hard feelings against the children of your people, but have love for your neighbour as for yourself: I am the Lord.

  • Prov 24:18
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    18For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

  • Deut 12:4
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    4Do not so to the Lord your God.

  • Deut 7:25-26
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    71%

    25The images of their gods are to be burned with fire: have no desire for the gold and silver on them, and do not take it for yourselves, for it will be a danger to you: it is a thing disgusting to the Lord your God:

    26And you may not take a disgusting thing into your house, and so become cursed with its curse: but keep yourselves from it, turning from it with fear and hate, for it is a cursed thing.

  • Exod 22:18
    71%

    18Any woman using unnatural powers or secret arts is to be put to death.

  • Exod 23:1-3
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    71%

    1Do not let a false statement go further; do not make an agreement with evil-doers to be a false witness.

    2Do not be moved to do wrong by the general opinion, or give the support of your words to a wrong decision:

    3But, on the other hand, do not be turned from what is right in order to give support to a poor man's cause.

  • Deut 18:9
    71%

    9When you have come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, do not take as your example the disgusting ways of those nations.

  • Exod 22:28
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    28You may not say evil of the judges, or put a curse on the ruler of your people.

  • Deut 12:31
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    31Do not so to the Lord your God: for everything which is disgusting to the Lord and hated by him they have done in honour of their gods: even burning their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.

  • Ps 81:9
    70%

    9There is to be no strange god among you; you are not to give worship to any other god.

  • Exod 21:14
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    14But if a man makes an attack on his neighbour on purpose, to put him to death by deceit, you are to take him from my altar and put him to death.

  • Deut 5:17
    70%

    17Do not put anyone to death without cause.

  • Lev 20:4
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    4And if the people of the land do not take note of that man when he gives his offspring to Molech, and do not put him to death,

  • Deut 23:6
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    6Do nothing for their peace or well-being for ever.

  • Deut 23:15
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    15Do not give back to his master a servant who has gone in flight from his master and come to you:

  • Exod 20:13
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    13Do not put anyone to death without cause.

  • Deut 17:2
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    2If there is any man or woman among you, in any of the towns which the Lord your God gives you, who does evil in the eyes of the Lord your God, sinning against his agreement,

  • Obad 1:14
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    14And do not take your place at the cross-roads, cutting off those of his people who get away; and do not give up to their haters those who are still there in the day of trouble.