Deuteronomy 7:3

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Do not intermarry with them: do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,

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  • 1 Kgs 11:2 : 2 These were from nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, 'You must not intermarry with them, and they must not intermarry with you, for they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.' Nevertheless, Solomon clung to them in love.
  • Exod 34:15-16 : 15 Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat from their sacrifices. 16 And when you take some of their daughters as wives for your sons, their daughters will lead your sons to prostitute themselves to their gods.
  • Josh 23:12-13 : 12 But if you turn away and ally yourselves with the survivors of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry with them and associate with them, 13 then you can be certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become snares and traps for you, whips on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land the LORD your God has given you.
  • Judg 3:6-7 : 6 They took the daughters of these peoples as wives for themselves, gave their own daughters to the sons of these peoples, and worshiped their gods. 7 The Israelites did evil in the sight of the Lord. They forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
  • Gen 6:2-3 : 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of humanity were beautiful, and they took wives for themselves from whomever they chose. 3 Then the Lord said, "My Spirit will not contend with humanity forever, because they are flesh; their days will be 120 years."
  • Ezra 9:1-2 : 1 When these things were completed, the officials approached me and said, 'The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not separated themselves from the surrounding peoples and their detestable practices, like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.' 2 They have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, and they have mingled the holy seed with the peoples of the lands. Furthermore, the leaders and officials have been foremost in this unfaithfulness.
  • Neh 13:23-27 : 23 Additionally, in those days I saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. 24 Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of other peoples, but they could not speak the language of Judah. 25 So I confronted them, cursed them, struck some of them, pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God: 'You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or yourselves.' 26 Did not Solomon, king of Israel, sin because of such things? Among the many nations, there was no king like him; he was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Yet, even he was led into sin by foreign women. 27 Must we then hear about you committing all this terrible evil, acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?
  • 2 Cor 6:14-17 : 14 Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? 15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement can there be between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: 'I will dwell among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.' 17 Therefore, 'Come out from among them and be separate,' says the Lord. 'Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 7:4
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    4because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the LORD's anger will burn against you, and He will quickly destroy you.

  • Ezra 9:12
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    12So now, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Do not seek their peace or prosperity forever, so that you may be strong, eat the good things of the land, and leave it to your children as an inheritance forever.

  • Exod 34:15-17
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    15Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat from their sacrifices.

    16And when you take some of their daughters as wives for your sons, their daughters will lead your sons to prostitute themselves to their gods.

    17Do not make any molten gods for yourselves.

  • Deut 7:2
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    2and when the LORD your God delivers them over to you and you defeat them, you must devote them to complete destruction. Do not make a covenant with them or show them any mercy.

  • Jer 16:2
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    2You are not to marry or have sons or daughters in this place.

  • Josh 23:12
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    12But if you turn away and ally yourselves with the survivors of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry with them and associate with them,

  • Neh 10:30
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    30joined together with their relatives and nobles, committing themselves with a curse and an oath to follow the Law of God, given through Moses, the servant of God, and to obey carefully all the commands, regulations, and decrees of the LORD our Lord.

  • Judg 3:6
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    6They took the daughters of these peoples as wives for themselves, gave their own daughters to the sons of these peoples, and worshiped their gods.

  • Exod 23:32
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    32Do not make a covenant with them or with their gods.

  • Lev 19:29
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    29Do not degrade your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will become filled with wickedness.

  • Deut 12:31
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    31You must not worship the Lord your God in their way, because they practice for their gods every abomination that the Lord hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.

  • Lev 21:7
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    7They must not marry a woman who is a prostitute or has been profaned, nor may they marry a divorced woman, because priests are holy to their God.

  • Neh 13:25
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    25So I confronted them, cursed them, struck some of them, pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God: 'You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or yourselves.'

  • Lev 18:15
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    15Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; you must not uncover her nakedness.

  • Deut 18:9
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    9When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable practices of those nations.

  • Gen 34:9
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    9Make marriages with us: give your daughters to us and take our daughters for yourselves.

  • Lev 22:12
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    12If a priest's daughter marries someone who is not a priest, she must not eat the sacred contributions from the holy things.

  • Lev 18:17-18
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    17Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. Do not take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter to uncover their nakedness; they are her close relatives. That is wickedness.

    18Do not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.

  • Deut 7:16
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    16You shall destroy all the nations the LORD your God is giving over to you. Do not look on them with pity, and do not serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you.

  • Deut 7:25-26
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    25You must burn the carved images of their gods in the fire. Do not covet the silver or gold on them, and do not take it for yourself, or you will be ensnared by it. For it is detestable to the LORD your God.

    26Do not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you will be set apart for destruction just like it. Utterly detest and abhor it, for it is set apart for destruction.

  • Deut 24:4
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    4then her first husband, who sent her away, is not allowed to take her back to be his wife after she has been defiled. That would be detestable to the LORD. You must not bring guilt upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

  • Exod 21:9
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    9If he designates her for his son, he must grant her the rights of a daughter.

  • Deut 17:17
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    17He must not take many wives for himself, or his heart will be led astray. He must not accumulate large amounts of silver and gold.

  • Lev 21:14
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    14He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute. He may only marry a virgin from among his own people.

  • Deut 23:17
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    17Let him live among you wherever he chooses, in whichever town he prefers. Do not oppress him.

  • Num 30:16
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    16If he annuls them after he hears of them, then he must bear the consequences of her wrongdoing.

  • Deut 12:4
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    4Do not worship the Lord your God in the same way that they worship their gods.

  • Prov 5:17
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    17Let them be yours alone, and not for strangers with you.

  • Gen 24:3
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    3I want you to swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not choose a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living.

  • Lev 18:10
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    10Do not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, for that would dishonor yourself.

  • Num 36:8
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    8'Every daughter who inherits land from the tribes of Israel must marry within a clan of her father’s tribe, so that every Israelite may retain the inheritance of their ancestors.'

  • Num 36:6
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    6'This is what the LORD has commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying: They may marry whomever is good in their eyes, but they must marry someone within a clan of their father’s tribe.'

  • Deut 13:8
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    8whether those gods are nearby or far away, from one end of the earth to the other—

  • Josh 23:7
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    7Do not associate with these nations that remain among you. Do not invoke the names of their gods, swear by them, serve them, or bow down to them.

  • Deut 23:6
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    6But the LORD your God was not willing to listen to Balaam and turned his curse into a blessing because the LORD your God loves you.

  • Deut 7:13
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    13He will love you and bless you and multiply you. He will bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your land—your grain, your new wine, and your fresh oil—the young of your livestock and the calves of your herds in the land that He swore to your ancestors to give you.

  • Deut 28:30
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    30You will become engaged to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house, but you will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard, but you will not enjoy its fruit.

  • Jer 29:6
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    6Take wives and have sons and daughters. Find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage so they may have sons and daughters. Multiply there, and do not decrease.

  • Num 27:9
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    9If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers.

  • 1 Kgs 11:2
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    2These were from nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, 'You must not intermarry with them, and they must not intermarry with you, for they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.' Nevertheless, Solomon clung to them in love.

  • Ezek 44:22
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    22They must not marry widows or divorced women, but only virgins of Israelite descent or widows who were married to priests.