Joshua 23:7

Easy To Read Version

There are still some people living among us that are not people of Israel. Those people worship their own gods. Don’t become friends with those people. Don’t serve or worship their gods.

Cross References

2 Kings 17:12

They served idols. [204] And the Lord had said to the Israelites, “You must not do this thing.”

2 Kings 5:18

And I now pray the Lord will forgive me for this thing: In the future, my master (the king of Aram) will go into the temple of Rimmon to worship {that false god}. The king will want to lean on me for support, so I must bow down in the temple of Rimmon. I now ask the Lord to forgive me when that happens.”

2 Chronicles 7:19

“But if you do not obey my laws and commands that I gave you, and if you worship other gods and serve them,

Psalm 16:4

But people who run to worship other gods will have much pain.\par I will not share in their gifts of blood that they offer to those idols.\par I will not even say the names of those idols.\par

Exodus 20:5

Don’t worship or serve idols of any kind. Why? Because I, the Lord, am your God. I hate my people worshiping other gods. [125] People who sin against me become my enemies. And I will punish those people. And I will punish their children, their grandchildren, and even their great-grandchildren.

Exodus 23:13

“Be sure that you obey all these laws. Don’t worship false gods. You should not even speak their names!

Exodus 23:33

Don’t let them stay in your country. If you let them stay, they will be like a trap to you—they will cause you to sin against me. And you will begin worshiping their gods.”

Proverbs 4:14

Don’t follow the path evil people walk on. \{Don’t live like that.\} Don’t try to be like them.

Jeremiah 12:16

I want those people to learn their lessons well. In the past, those people taught my people to use Baal’s {\cf2\super [102]} name to make promises. Now, I want those people to learn their lessons just as well. I want those people to learn to use my name. I want those people to say, ‘As the Lord lives …’ If those people do that, then I will allow them to be successful and I will let them live among my people.

Jeremiah 5:7

\{God said,\}\par “Judah, give me one good reason\par why I should forgive you.\par Your children have abandoned me.\par They made promises to idols\par And those idols are not really gods!\par I gave your children everything they needed.\par But they still were unfaithful to me!\par They spent much time with prostitutes.\par

Hosea 2:17

I will take away the names of the Baals out of her mouth. Then people will not use the Baals’ names again.

Zephaniah 1:5

go on their roofs {\cf2\super [2]} to worship the stars. {\cf2\super [3]} People will forget about those false priests. Some people say they worship me. Those people promised to worship me, but now they worship the false god Milcom. {\cf2\super [4]} So I will remove those people from that place.

Numbers 32:38

Nebo, Baal Meon, and Sibmah. They used the names of the cities that they built again. But they changed the names of Nebo and Baal Meon.

Numbers 33:55

“You must force those other people to leave the country. If you let those people stay in your country, then they will bring many troubles to you. They will be like stickers in your eyes and they will be like thorns in your side. They will bring many troubles to the country where you will be living.

1 Corinthians 15:33

Don’t be fooled: “Bad friends will ruin good habits.”

Ephesians 5:11

Don’t do the things that people in darkness do. Doing those things brings nothing good. But \{do the good things to\} show that those things in darkness are wrong.

Deuteronomy 10:20

“You must respect the Lord your God and worship only him. Never leave him. When you make promises, you must use only his name.

Deuteronomy 6:13

Respect the Lord your God and serve only him. And you must use only his name to make promises. {Don’t use the names of false gods!}

Deuteronomy 6:14

You must not follow other gods. You must not follow the gods of the people who live around you.

Joshua 23:12

“Don’t stop following the Lord. Don’t become friends with these other people that are not part of Israel. Don’t marry any of their people. But if you do become friends with these people,

Joshua 23:8

You must continue to follow the Lord your God. You have done this in the past, and you must continue to do it.