Deuteronomy 6:14

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You must not go after other gods, those of the surrounding peoples,

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Referenced Verses

  • Jer 25:6 : 6 Do 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.’
  • Deut 8:19 : 19 Now 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 13:7 : 7 the gods of the surrounding people(whether near you or far from you, from one end of the earth to the other).
  • Deut 11:28 : 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.
  • 1 John 5:21 : 21 Little children, guard yourselves from idols.
  • Exod 34:14-16 : 14 For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. 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 their gods, and someone invites you, you will eat from his sacrifice; 16 and you then take his daughters for your sons, and when his daughters prostitute themselves to their gods, they will make your sons prostitute themselves to their gods as well.

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  • Exod 34:14-17
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    14For you must not worship any other god, for 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 their gods, and someone invites you, you will eat from his sacrifice;

    16and you then take his daughters for your sons, and when his daughters prostitute themselves to their gods, they will make your sons prostitute themselves to their gods as well.

    17You must not make yourselves molten gods.

  • Deut 6:15-16
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    15for the LORD your God, who is present among you, is a jealous God and his anger will erupt against you and remove you from the land.

    16Exhortation to Obey the Lord Exclusively You must not put the LORD your God to the test as you did at Massah.

  • Ps 81:9
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    9There must be no other god among you. You must not worship a foreign god.

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

  • Deut 5:7-9
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    7You must not have any other gods besides me.

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

    9You must not worship or serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God. I punish the sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons for the sin of the fathers who reject me,

  • Deut 13:6-7
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    6False Prophets in the Family Suppose your own full brother, your son, your daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend should seduce you secretly and encourage you to go and serve other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have previously known,

    7the gods of the surrounding people(whether near you or far from you, from one end of the earth to the other).

  • Josh 23:7
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    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!

  • Deut 28:14
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    14But 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.

  • Exod 20:3-5
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    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 that is on the earth beneath or that is in the water below.

    5You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD, your God, am a jealous God, responding to the transgression of fathers by dealing with children to the third and fourth generations of those who reject me,

  • Lev 19:4
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    4Do not turn to idols, and you must not make for yourselves gods of cast metal. I am the LORD your God.

  • 2 Kgs 17:35
    79%

    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.

  • Jer 25:6
    79%

    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.’

  • Deut 6:13
    78%

    13You must revere the LORD your God, serve him, and take oaths using only his name.

  • 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.”

  • 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.

  • Lev 26:1
    78%

    1Exhortation to Obedience“‘You must not make for yourselves idols, so you must not set up for yourselves a carved image or a pillar, and you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down before it, for I am the LORD your God.

  • Exod 23:32-33
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    78%

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

    33They must not live in your land, lest they make you sin against me, for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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,

  • Deut 11:16
    77%

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

  • Deut 30:17
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    17However, if you turn aside and do not obey, but are lured away to worship and serve other gods,

  • Deut 7:25
    76%

    25You must burn the images of their gods, but do not covet the silver and gold that covers them so much that you take it for yourself and thus become ensnared by it; for it is abhorrent to the LORD your God.

  • Deut 13:2
    76%

    2and the sign or wonder should come to pass concerning what he said to you, namely,“Let us follow other gods”– gods whom you have not previously known–“and let us serve them.”

  • Deut 16:21-22
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    76%

    21Examples of Legal Cases You must not plant any kind of tree as a sacred Asherah pole near the altar of the LORD your God which you build for yourself.

    22You must not erect a sacred pillar, a thing the LORD your God detests.

  • 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 4:28
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    28There you will worship gods made by human hands– wood and stone that can neither see, hear, eat, nor smell.

  • Exod 20:23
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    23You must not make gods of silver alongside me, nor make gods of gold for yourselves.

  • Deut 4:23
    76%

    23Be on guard so that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that he has made with you, and that you do not make an image of any kind, just as he has forbidden you.

  • Deut 29:26
    75%

    26They went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods they did not know and that he did not permit them to worship.

  • Judg 6:10
    75%

    10I said to you,“I am the LORD your God! Do not worship the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are now living!” But you have disobeyed me.’”

  • Deut 10:20
    75%

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

  • Deut 13:4
    75%

    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.

  • Josh 24:19
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    19Joshua warned the people,“You will not keep worshiping the LORD, for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God who will not forgive your rebellion or your sins.

  • 2 Kgs 17:12
    74%

    12They worshiped the disgusting idols in blatant disregard of the LORD’s command.

  • Judg 2:12
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    12They abandoned the LORD God of their ancestors who brought them out of the land of Egypt. They followed other gods– the gods of the nations who lived around them. They worshiped them and made the LORD angry.

  • Deut 18:9
    74%

    9Provision for Prophetism When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, you must not learn the abhorrent practices of those nations.

  • Exod 23:13
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    13“Pay attention to do everything I have told you, and do not even mention the names of other gods– do not let them be heard on your lips.