Ezra 9:12

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

So do not give your daughters to their sons in marriage or take their daughters for your sons.  Never pursue their welfare or prosperity,  so that you will be strong, eat the good things of the land, and leave it as an inheritance to your sons for ever.’

Cross References

Deuteronomy 7:3

You must not intermarry with them, and you must not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,

Deuteronomy 23:6

Never pursue their welfare or prosperity as long as you live.

Proverbs 13:22

A good man leaves an inheritance to his   grandchildren, but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.

Isaiah 1:19

If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land.

Proverbs 20:7

A righteous person acts with integrity; his children who come after him will be happy.

Ezra 9:2

Indeed, the Israelite men  have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed  has become mixed with the surrounding peoples.  The leaders  and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness! ’

Exodus 23:32

You must not make a covenant  with them or their gods.

2 Chronicles 19:2

Then Jehu  son of the seer Hanani went out to confront him  and said to King Jehoshaphat, ‘Do you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord?  Because of this, the Lord’s wrath is on you.

Deuteronomy 23:7

Do not despise an Edomite, because he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you were a resident foreigner in his land.

1 Chronicles 28:8

‘So now in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, observe and follow all the commands of the Lord your God so that you may possess this good land and leave it as an inheritance to your descendants for ever.