Deuteronomy 7:16

God's Word

You must destroy all the people the Lord your God hands over to you. Have no pity on them, and never worship their gods, because they will be a trap for you.

Cross References

Psalm 106:34

They did not destroy the people as the Lord had told them.

Psalm 106:36

and they worshiped their idols, which became a trap for them.

Exodus 23:33

Never let them live in your land, or they will make you sin against me and trap you into serving their gods.”

Jeremiah 21:7

Afterwards, declares the Lord, I will hand over Judah’s King Zedekiah, his officials, the people, and everyone else in this city who survives the plague, war, and famine. They will be handed over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and to their enemies who want to kill them. Nebuchadnezzar will kill them with swords. He won’t spare them, show them compassion, or care for them.’

Numbers 33:55

“ ‘But if you do not force out those who live in the land, they will be like splinters in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will constantly fight with you over the land you live in.

1 Corinthians 15:33

Don’t let anyone deceive you. Associating with bad people will ruin decent people.

Deuteronomy 13:8

Don’t be influenced by any of these people or listen to them. Have no pity on them. Don’t feel sorry for them or protect them.

Deuteronomy 13:9

You must put them to death. You must start the execution. Then all the other people will join you in putting them to death.

Deuteronomy 19:13

They must have no pity on him. The guilt of murdering an innocent person must be removed from Israel. Then things will go well for Israel.

Deuteronomy 19:21

Have no pity on him: ⌞Take⌟ a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot.

Deuteronomy 25:12

cut off her hand. Have no pity on her.

Deuteronomy 7:2

When the Lord your God gives them to you and you defeat them, destroy every one of them because they have been claimed by the Lord. Don’t make any treaties with them or show them any mercy.

Deuteronomy 7:25

Burn their idols. Don’t ever long for the silver and gold on these idols or take any of it for yourselves. It might be a trap for you. Besides, these idols are disgusting to the Lord your God.

Joshua 11:20

The Lord made their enemies stubborn enough to continue fighting against Israel so that he could claim them all for destruction without mercy, as he had commanded Moses.

Judges 2:12

The Israelites abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors, the God who brought them out of Egypt. They followed the other gods of the people around them. They worshiped these gods, and that made the Lord angry.

Judges 2:3

So I have this to say, ‘I will not force them out of your way. They will be like thorns in your sides, and their gods will become a trap for you.’ ”

Judges 3:6

The Israelites allowed their sons and daughters to marry these people. Israel also served their gods.

Judges 8:27

Then Gideon used the gold to make an idol  and placed it in his hometown, Ophrah. All Israel chased after it there as though it were a prostitute. It became a trap for Gideon and his family.