Leviticus 19:4

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Do not turn to idols or make gods of cast metal for yourselves. I am the LORD your God.

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  • Lev 26:1 : 1 Do not make idols for yourselves, or set up a carved image or a sacred pillar for yourselves, and do not place a figured stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the LORD your God.
  • Exod 20:23 : 23 You shall not make gods of silver to be alongside Me, nor shall you make gods of gold for yourselves.
  • Exod 34:17 : 17 Do not make any molten gods for yourselves.
  • Exod 20:3-5 : 3 You shall have no other gods before Me. 4 You shall not make for yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or on the earth below, or in the waters under the earth. 5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
  • Deut 27:15 : 15 Cursed is anyone who makes a carved or cast idol, an abomination to the LORD, the work of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
  • 1 John 5:21 : 21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
  • 1 Cor 10:14 : 14 Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.
  • Ps 96:5 : 5 For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
  • Ps 115:4-7 : 4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands. 5 They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes but cannot see. 6 They have ears but cannot hear, noses but cannot smell. 7 They have hands but cannot touch, feet but cannot walk, nor can they make a sound with their throats.
  • Exod 32:4 : 4 He took the gold from their hands, fashioned it with a tool, and made it into a molten calf. Then they said, "These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt."
  • Hag 2:18 : 18 From this day forward, consider carefully: From the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month—the day the foundation of the temple of the LORD was laid—consider it carefully.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Lev 26:1-2
    2 verses
    86%

    1Do not make idols for yourselves, or set up a carved image or a sacred pillar for yourselves, and do not place a figured stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the LORD your God.

    2Keep my Sabbaths and revere my sanctuary; I am the LORD.

  • Exod 34:17
    84%

    17Do not make any molten gods for yourselves.

  • Lev 19:2-3
    2 verses
    82%

    2Speak to the entire assembly of the Israelites and tell them: 'Be holy, because I, the LORD your God, am holy.'

    3Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.

  • Deut 12:4
    82%

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

  • Exod 20:3-5
    3 verses
    81%

    3You shall have no other gods before Me.

    4You shall not make for yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or on the earth below, or in the waters under the earth.

    5You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

  • Exod 20:23
    80%

    23You shall not make gods of silver to be alongside Me, nor shall you make gods of gold for yourselves.

  • Lev 18:2
    80%

    2Speak to the Israelites and tell them: 'I am the LORD your God.'

  • Deut 5:6-9
    4 verses
    80%

    6"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

    7You shall have no other gods before Me.

    8You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.

    9You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the iniquity of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me.

  • Lev 19:30-32
    3 verses
    80%

    30Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the LORD.

    31Do not turn to mediums or spiritists. Do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.

    32Stand up in the presence of the elderly, show respect for the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.

  • Deut 6:14
    80%

    14Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you.

  • Ezek 20:18-19
    2 verses
    79%

    18I said to their children in the wilderness, 'Do not follow the statutes of your fathers, do not observe their ordinances, and do not defile yourselves with their idols.

    19'I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, keep my ordinances, and obey them.

  • Deut 4:23
    79%

    23Be careful not to forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which He made with you, and not to make for yourselves a carved image in the form of anything He has forbidden you.

  • Ezek 20:7
    79%

    7And I said to them, 'Each of you, get rid of the detestable things your eyes are set on, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.'

  • Ps 81:9
    78%

    9Hear, my people, and I will warn you—if you would only listen to me, Israel!

  • 2 Kgs 17:35
    78%

    35The Lord made a covenant with them and commanded them, saying, 'Do not fear other gods, do not bow down to them, do not serve them, and do not sacrifice to them.'

  • Exod 34:14-15
    2 verses
    78%

    14For you must not worship any other god, because the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

    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.

  • Jer 25:6
    77%

    6Do not follow other gods to serve them or worship them. Do not provoke me to anger with the works of your hands; then I will not bring disaster upon you.'

  • Lev 18:21
    77%

    21Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

  • Deut 4:15-16
    2 verses
    77%

    15So be very careful for your own lives, because you did not see any form on the day the LORD spoke to you at Horeb from the midst of the fire.

    16Do not act corruptly by making for yourselves a carved image in the form of any figure, whether male or female.

  • Lev 20:7
    77%

    7Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am the LORD your God.

  • Deut 16:22
    76%

    22And you shall not set up for yourself a sacred pillar, which the Lord your God hates.

  • Lev 19:12
    76%

    12Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

  • Lev 18:30
    76%

    30So keep my charge not to practice any of the abominable customs that were done before you, so you do not defile yourselves by them. I am the LORD your God.

  • Lev 22:33
    76%

    33I brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD.

  • Exod 23:24
    76%

    24Do not bow down to their gods or worship them or follow their practices. Instead, you must demolish them completely and shatter their sacred pillars.

  • Deut 4:28
    75%

    28There you will serve gods made by human hands—objects of wood and stone that cannot see, hear, eat, or smell.

  • Ezek 20:39
    75%

    39As for you, house of Israel, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you! But afterward, you will surely listen to me and no longer profane my holy name with your gifts and idols.

  • Lev 19:28
    75%

    28Do not make cuts on your body for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.

  • Hos 13:4
    75%

    4But I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; you are to know no God but me, and there is no Savior besides me.

  • Deut 4:25
    75%

    25When you have children and grandchildren and have grown old in the land, and if you act corruptly and make a carved image in the form of anything, doing what is evil in the sight of the LORD your God to provoke Him to anger,

  • 2 Kgs 17:12
    75%

    12They served idols, about which the Lord had said to them, 'You shall not do this thing.'

  • Deut 29:17
    75%

    17Make sure there is no man or woman, family, or tribe among you whose heart turns away today from the LORD our God to go and serve the gods of these nations. Make sure there is no root among you that produces poisonous and bitter fruit.

  • Num 15:41
    75%

    41I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the Lord your God.

  • Deut 7:25
    75%

    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.

  • Lev 22:31
    75%

    31Therefore, keep My commandments and follow them. I am the LORD.

  • Exod 32:8
    75%

    8They have turned aside quickly from the way I commanded them. They have made for themselves a molten calf, bowed down to it, sacrificed to it, and said, 'These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.'

  • Lev 19:14
    74%

    14Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the LORD.

  • Lev 25:17
    74%

    17Do not take advantage of one another, but fear your God; I am the LORD your God.