Joshua 23:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Don't ever turn your backs on him by marrying people from the nations that are left in the land. Don't even make friends with them. I tell you that if you are friendly with those nations, the LORD won't chase them away when you attack. Instead, they'll be like a trap for your feet, a whip on your back, and thorns in your eyes. And finally, none of you will be left in this good land that the LORD has given you.

Cross References

Genesis 2:24

That's why a man will leave his own father and mother. He marries a woman, and the two of them become like one person.

Genesis 34:3

But Shechem was attracted to Dinah, so he told her how much he loved her.

Psalm 125:5

When the LORD punishes the wicked, he will punish everyone else who lives a crooked life. Pray for peace in Israel!

Psalm 36:3

They tell deceitful lies, and they don't have the sense to live right.

Isaiah 1:4

Israel, you are a sinful nation loaded down with guilt. You are wicked and corrupt and have turned from the LORD, the holy God of Israel.

Ezekiel 18:24

But when good people start sinning and doing disgusting things, will they live? No! All their good deeds will be forgotten, and they will be put to death because of their sins.

Zephaniah 1:6

Nothing will remain of anyone who has turned away and rejected me.

Matthew 12:45

it goes off and finds seven other evil spirits even worse than itself. They all come and make their home there, and the person ends up in a worse state than before. That's how it will be with you evil people of today.

John 6:66

Because of what Jesus said, many of his disciples turned their backs on him and stopped following him.

Romans 12:9

Be sincere in your love for others. Hate everything that is evil and hold tight to everything that is good.

Deuteronomy 6:15

If you worship other gods, the LORD will be furious and wipe you off the face of the earth. The LORD your God is with you,

Deuteronomy 7:3

and don't let your sons and daughters marry any of them.

Deuteronomy 7:4

If you do, those people will lead your descendants to worship other gods and to turn their backs on the LORD. That will make him very angry, and he will quickly destroy Israel.

Joshua 23:11

Be sure to love the LORD your God always.

1 John 2:9

If we claim to be in the light and hate someone, we are still in the dark.

Judges 14:3

His parents answered, “There are a lot of women in our clan and even more in the rest of Israel. Those Philistines are pagans. Why would you want to marry one of their women?” “She looks good to me,” Samson answered. “Get her for me!”