Deuteronomy 28:14

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But you must not turn away from all the commandments I am giving you today, to either the right or left, nor pursue other gods and worship them.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 5:32 : 32 Be careful, therefore, to do exactly what the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn right or left!
  • Deut 11:16 : 16 Exhortation to Instruction and Obedience Make sure you do not turn away to serve and worship other gods!
  • Deut 11:26-28 : 26 Anticipation of a Blessing and Cursing Ceremony Take note– I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse: 27 the blessing if you take to heart the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you today, 28 and the curse if you pay no attention to his commandments and turn from the way I am setting before you today to pursue other gods you have not known.
  • Josh 23:6 : 6 Be very strong! Carefully obey all that is written in the law scroll of Moses so you won’t swerve from it to the right or the left,
  • 2 Kgs 22:2 : 2 He did what the LORD approved and followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps; he did not deviate to the right or the left.
  • Prov 4:26-27 : 26 Make the path for your feet level, so that all your ways may be established. 27 Do not turn to the right or to the left; turn yourself away from evil.
  • Isa 30:21 : 21 You will hear a word spoken behind you, saying,“This is the correct way, walk in it,” whether you are heading to the right or the left.

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    32Be careful, therefore, to do exactly what the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn right or left!

  • Deut 30:16-17
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    16What I am commanding you today is to love the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, and to obey his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances. Then you will live and become numerous and the LORD your God will bless you in the land which you are about to possess.

    17However, if you turn aside and do not obey, but are lured away to worship and serve other gods,

  • Deut 11:27-28
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    27the blessing if you take to heart the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you today,

    28and the curse if you pay no attention to his commandments and turn from the way I am setting before you today to pursue other gods you have not known.

  • Josh 23:6-8
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    6Be very strong! Carefully obey all that is written in the law scroll of Moses so you won’t swerve from it to the right or the left,

    7or associate with these nations that remain near you. You must not invoke or make solemn declarations by the names of their gods! You must not worship or bow down to them!

    8But you must be loyal to the LORD your God, as you have been to this very day.

  • Deut 6:14
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    14You must not go after other gods, those of the surrounding peoples,

  • Deut 28:15
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    15Curses as Reversal of Blessings“But if you ignore the LORD your God and are not careful to keep all his commandments and statutes I am giving you today, then all these curses will come upon you in full force:

  • Deut 17:11
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    11You must do what you are instructed, and the verdict they pronounce to you, without fail. Do not deviate right or left from what they tell you.

  • 1 Kgs 9:6
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    6“But if you or your sons ever turn away from me, fail to obey the regulations and rules I instructed you to keep, and decide to serve and worship other gods,

  • Josh 1:7
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    7Make sure you are very strong and brave! Carefully obey all the law my servant Moses charged you to keep! Do not swerve from it to the right or to the left, so that you may be successful in all you do.

  • Deut 13:4
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    4You must follow the LORD your God and revere only him; and you must observe his commandments, obey him, serve him, and remain loyal to him.

  • Deut 28:13
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    13The LORD will make you the head and not the tail, and you will always end up at the top and not at the bottom, if you obey his commandments which I am urging you today to be careful to do.

  • Deut 4:2
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    2Do not add a thing to what I command you nor subtract from it, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am delivering to you.

  • Deut 13:18
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    18Thus you must obey the LORD your God, keeping all his commandments that I am giving you today and doing what is right before him.

  • Deut 27:10
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    10You must obey him and keep his commandments and statutes that I am giving you today.”

  • 2 Chr 7:19
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    19“But if you people ever turn away from me, fail to obey the regulations and rules I instructed you to keep, and decide to serve and worship other gods,

  • Deut 8:11
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    11Exhortation to Remember That Blessing Comes from God Be sure you do not forget the LORD your God by not keeping his commandments, ordinances, and statutes that I am giving you today.

  • Deut 30:8
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    8You will return and obey the LORD, keeping all his commandments I am giving you today.

  • Deut 8:19
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    19Now if you forget the LORD your God at all and follow other gods, worshiping and prostrating yourselves before them, I testify to you today that you will surely be annihilated.

  • Deut 12:32
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    32Idolatry and False Prophets(13:1) You must be careful to do everything I am commanding you. Do not add to it or subtract from it!

  • Deut 11:16
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    16Exhortation to Instruction and Obedience Make sure you do not turn away to serve and worship other gods!

  • 2 Kgs 17:37-38
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    37You must carefully obey at all times the rules, regulations, law, and commandments he wrote down for you. You must not worship other gods.

    38You must never forget the covenant I made with you, and you must not worship other gods.

  • Deut 12:30
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    30After they have been destroyed from your presence, be careful not to be ensnared like they are; do not pursue their gods and say,“How do these nations serve their gods? I will do the same.”

  • Jer 25:6
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    6Do not pay allegiance to other gods and worship and serve them. Do not make me angry by the things that you do. Then I will not cause you any harm.’

  • 2 Kgs 17:35
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    35The LORD made a covenant with them and instructed them,“You must not worship other gods. Do not bow down to them, serve them, or offer sacrifices to them.

  • Deut 11:22
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    22For if you carefully observe all of these commandments I am giving you and love the LORD your God, live according to his standards, and remain loyal to him,

  • Deut 12:28
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    28Pay careful attention to all these things I am commanding you so that it may always go well with you and your children after you when you do what is good and right in the sight of the LORD your God.

  • Deut 28:64
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    64The LORD will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods of wood and stone.

  • 1 Sam 12:21
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    21You should not turn aside after empty things that can’t profit and can’t deliver, since they are empty.

  • Deut 7:11
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    11So keep the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that I today am commanding you to do.

  • Deut 10:20
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    20Revere the LORD your God, serve him, be loyal to him and take oaths only in his name.

  • Deut 28:58
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  • Deut 17:20
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    20Then he will not exalt himself above his fellow citizens or turn from the commandments to the right or left, and he and his descendants will enjoy many years ruling over his kingdom in Israel.

  • Deut 15:5
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    5if you carefully obey him by keeping all these commandments that I am giving you today.

  • Deut 17:3
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    3by serving other gods and worshiping them– the sun, moon, or any other heavenly bodies which I have not permitted you to worship.

  • Deut 6:17
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    17Keep his commandments very carefully, as well as the stipulations and statutes he commanded you to observe.

  • Exod 23:24
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    24“You must not bow down to their gods; you must not serve them or do according to their practices. Instead you must completely overthrow them and smash their standing stones to pieces.

  • Deut 28:1
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  • Deut 12:4
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    4You must not worship the LORD your God the way they worship.

  • Deut 10:13
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    13and to keep the LORD’s commandments and statutes that I am giving you today for your own good?

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    32“You must make no covenant with them or with their gods.

  • Deut 11:32
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    32Be certain to keep all the statutes and ordinances that I am presenting to you today.