Verse 18

Lest there should be{H3426} among you man{H376}, or woman{H802}, or family{H4940}, or tribe{H7626}, whose heart{H3824} turneth away{H6437}{(H8802)} this day{H3117} from the LORD{H3068} our God{H430}, to go{H3212}{(H8800)} and serve{H5647}{(H8800)} the gods{H430} of these nations{H1471}; lest there should be{H3426} among you a root{H8328} that beareth{H6509}{(H8802)} gall{H7219} and wormwood{H3939};

Referenced Verses

  • Heb 12:15 : 15 Looking diligently{G1983}{(G5723)} lest{G3361} any man{G5100} fail{G5302}{(G5723)} of{G575} the grace{G5485} of God{G2316}; lest{G3361} any{G5100} root{G4491} of bitterness{G4088} springing{G5453}{(G5723)} up{G507} trouble{G1776}{(G5725)} you, and{G2532} thereby{G1223}{G5026} many{G4183} be defiled{G3392}{(G5686)};
  • Deut 11:16-17 : 16 Take heed{H8104}{(H8734)} to yourselves, that your heart{H3824} be not deceived{H6601}{(H8799)}, and ye turn aside{H5493}{(H8804)}, and serve{H5647}{(H8804)} other{H312} gods{H430}, and worship{H7812}{(H8694)} them; 17 And then the LORD'S{H3068} wrath{H639} be kindled{H2734}{(H8804)} against you, and he shut up{H6113}{(H8804)} the heaven{H8064}, that there be no rain{H4306}, and that the land{H127} yield{H5414}{(H8799)} not her fruit{H2981}; and lest ye perish{H6}{(H8804)} quickly{H4120} from off the good{H2896} land{H776} which the LORD{H3068} giveth{H5414}{(H8802)} you.
  • Deut 13:1-9 : 1 If there arise{H6965}{(H8799)} among{H7130} you a prophet{H5030}, or a dreamer{H2492}{(H8802)} of dreams{H2472}, and giveth{H5414}{(H8804)} thee a sign{H226} or a wonder{H4159}, 2 And the sign{H226} or the wonder{H4159} come to pass{H935}{(H8804)}, whereof he spake{H1696}{(H8765)} unto thee, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Let us go{H3212}{(H8799)} after{H310} other{H312} gods{H430}, which thou hast not known{H3045}{(H8804)}, and let us serve{H5647}{(H8714)} them; 3 Thou shalt not hearken{H8085}{(H8799)} unto the words{H1697} of that prophet{H5030}, or that dreamer{H2492}{(H8802)} of dreams{H2472}: for the LORD{H3068} your God{H430} proveth{H5254}{(H8764)} you, to know{H3045}{(H8800)} whether ye{H3426} love{H157}{(H8802)} the LORD{H3068} your God{H430} with all your heart{H3824} and with all your soul{H5315}. 4 Ye shall walk{H3212}{(H8799)} after{H310} the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}, and fear{H3372}{(H8799)} him, and keep{H8104}{(H8799)} his commandments{H4687}, and obey{H8085}{(H8799)} his voice{H6963}, and ye shall serve{H5647}{(H8799)} him, and cleave{H1692}{(H8799)} unto him. 5 And that prophet{H5030}, or that dreamer{H2492}{(H8802)} of dreams{H2472}, shall be put to death{H4191}{(H8714)}; because he hath spoken{H1696}{(H8765)} to turn{H5627} you away from the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}, which brought you out{H3318}{(H8688)} of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}, and redeemed{H6299}{(H8802)} you out of the house{H1004} of bondage{H5650}, to thrust{H5080}{(H8687)} thee out of the way{H1870} which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} thee to walk in{H3212}{(H8800)}. So shalt thou put{H1197} the evil{H7451} away{H1197}{(H8765)} from the midst{H7130} of thee. 6 If thy brother{H251}, the son{H1121} of thy mother{H517}, or thy son{H1121}, or thy daughter{H1323}, or the wife{H802} of thy bosom{H2436}, or thy friend{H7453}, which is as thine own soul{H5315}, entice{H5496}{(H8686)} thee secretly{H5643}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Let us go{H3212}{(H8799)} and serve{H5647}{(H8799)} other{H312} gods{H430}, which thou hast not known{H3045}{(H8804)}, thou, nor thy fathers{H1}; 7 Namely, of the gods{H430} of the people{H5971} which are round about{H5439} you, nigh{H7138} unto thee, or far off{H7350} from thee, from the one end{H7097} of the earth{H776} even unto the other end{H7097} of the earth{H776}; 8 Thou shalt not consent{H14}{(H8799)} unto him, nor hearken{H8085}{(H8799)} unto him; neither shall thine eye{H5869} pity{H2347}{(H8799)} him, neither shalt thou spare{H2550}{(H8799)}, neither shalt thou conceal{H3680}{(H8762)} him: 9 But thou shalt surely{H2026}{(H8800)} kill{H2026}{(H8799)} him; thine hand{H3027} shall be first{H7223} upon him to put him to death{H4191}{(H8687)}, and afterwards{H314} the hand{H3027} of all the people{H5971}. 10 And thou shalt stone{H5619}{(H8804)} him with stones{H68}, that he die{H4191}{(H8804)}; because he hath sought{H1245}{(H8765)} to thrust thee away{H5080}{(H8687)} from the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, which brought thee out{H3318}{(H8688)} of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}, from the house{H1004} of bondage{H5650}. 11 And all Israel{H3478} shall hear{H8085}{(H8799)}, and fear{H3372}{(H8799)}, and shall do{H6213}{(H8800)} no more{H3254}{(H8686)} any{H1697} such wickedness{H7451} as this is among{H7130} you. 12 If thou shalt hear{H8085}{(H8799)} say in one{H259} of thy cities{H5892}, which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} hath given{H5414}{(H8802)} thee to dwell{H3427}{(H8800)} there, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, 13 Certain men{H582}, the children{H1121} of Belial{H1100}, are gone out{H3318}{(H8804)} from among{H7130} you, and have withdrawn{H5080}{(H8686)} the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of their city{H5892}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Let us go{H3212}{(H8799)} and serve{H5647}{(H8799)} other{H312} gods{H430}, which ye have not known{H3045}{(H8804)}; 14 Then shalt thou enquire{H1875}{(H8804)}, and make search{H2713}{(H8804)}, and ask{H7592}{(H8804)} diligently{H3190}{(H8687)}; and, behold, if it be truth{H571}, and the thing{H1697} certain{H3559}{(H8737)}, that such{H2063} abomination{H8441} is wrought{H6213}{(H8738)} among{H7130} you; 15 Thou shalt surely{H5221}{(H8687)} smite{H5221}{(H8686)} the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of that city{H5892} with the edge{H6310} of the sword{H2719}, destroying it utterly{H2763}{(H8685)}, and all that is therein, and the cattle{H929} thereof, with the edge{H6310} of the sword{H2719}.
  • Deut 17:2-7 : 2 If there be found{H4672}{(H8735)} among{H7130} you, within any{H259} of thy gates{H8179} which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} giveth{H5414}{(H8802)} thee, man{H376} or woman{H802}, that hath wrought{H6213}{(H8799)} wickedness{H7451} in the sight{H5869} of the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, in transgressing{H5674}{(H8800)} his covenant{H1285}, 3 And hath gone{H3212}{(H8799)} and served{H5647}{(H8799)} other{H312} gods{H430}, and worshipped{H7812}{(H8691)} them, either the sun{H8121}, or moon{H3394}, or any of the host{H6635} of heaven{H8064}, which I have not commanded{H6680}{(H8765)}; 4 And it be told{H5046}{(H8717)} thee, and thou hast heard{H8085}{(H8804)} of it, and enquired{H1875}{(H8804)} diligently{H3190}{(H8687)}, and, behold, it be true{H571}, and the thing{H1697} certain{H3559}{(H8737)}, that such abomination{H8441} is wrought{H6213}{(H8738)} in Israel{H3478}: 5 Then shalt thou bring forth{H3318}{(H8689)} that man{H376} or that woman{H802}, which have committed{H6213}{(H8804)} that wicked{H7451} thing{H1697}, unto thy gates{H8179}, even that man{H376} or that woman{H802}, and shalt stone{H5619}{(H8804)} them with stones{H68}, till they die{H4191}{(H8804)}. 6 At the mouth{H6310} of two{H8147} witnesses{H5707}, or three{H7969} witnesses{H5707}, shall he that is worthy of death{H4191}{(H8714)} be put to death{H4191}{(H8801)}; but at the mouth{H6310} of one{H259} witness{H5707} he shall not be put to death{H4191}{(H8714)}. 7 The hands{H3027} of the witnesses{H5707} shall be first{H7223} upon him to put him to death{H4191}{(H8687)}, and afterward{H314} the hands{H3027} of all the people{H5971}. So thou shalt put{H1197} the evil{H7451} away{H1197}{(H8765)} from among{H7130} you.
  • Jer 9:15 : 15 Therefore thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, the God{H430} of Israel{H3478}; Behold, I will feed{H398}{(H8688)} them, even this people{H5971}, with wormwood{H3939}, and give them water{H4325} of gall{H7219} to drink{H8248}{(H8689)}.
  • Hos 10:4 : 4 They have spoken{H1696}{(H8765)} words{H1697}, swearing{H422}{(H8800)} falsely{H7723} in making{H3772}{(H8800)} a covenant{H1285}: thus judgment{H4941} springeth up{H6524}{(H8804)} as hemlock{H7219} in the furrows{H8525} of the field{H7704}.
  • Amos 6:12 : 12 Shall horses{H5483} run{H7323}{(H8799)} upon the rock{H5553}? will one plow{H2790}{(H8799)} there with oxen{H1241}? for ye have turned{H2015}{(H8804)} judgment{H4941} into gall{H7219}, and the fruit{H6529} of righteousness{H6666} into hemlock{H3939}:
  • Acts 8:23 : 23 For{G1063} I perceive{G3708}{(G5719)} that thou{G4571} art{G5607}{(G5752)} in{G1519} the gall{G5521} of bitterness{G4088}, and{G2532} in the bond{G4886} of iniquity{G93}.
  • Heb 3:12 : 12 Take heed{G991}{(G5720)}, brethren{G80}, lest{G3379} there be{G2071}{(G5704)} in{G1722} any{G5100} of you{G5216} an evil{G4190} heart{G2588} of unbelief{G570}, in{G1722} departing{G868}{(G5629)} from{G575} the living{G2198}{(G5723)} God{G2316}.