Joshua 23:12

God's Word

“But if you turn away and go along with the other nations within your ⌞borders⌟, if you intermarry with them or associate with them,

Cross References

Genesis 2:24

That is why a man will leave his father and mother and will be united with his wife, and they will become one flesh.

Genesis 34:3

He became very fond of Jacob’s daughter Dinah. He loved the girl and spoke tenderly to her.

1 Kings 11:2

They came from the nations about which the Lord had said to the people of Israel, “Never intermarry with them. They will surely tempt you to follow their gods.” But Solomon was obsessed with their love.

1 Kings 11:4

In his old age, his wives tempted him to follow other gods. He was no longer committed to the Lord his God as his father David had been.

Psalm 125:5

But when people become crooked, the Lord will lead them away with troublemakers. Let there be peace in Israel!

Psalm 36:3

The words from his mouth are ⌞nothing but⌟ trouble and deception. He has stopped doing what is wise and good.

Isaiah 1:4

“How horrible it will be for a nation that sins. ⌞Its⌟ people are loaded down with guilt. They are descendants of evildoers and destructive children. They have abandoned the Lord. They have despised the Holy One of Israel. They have turned their backs on him.

Ezekiel 18:24

“But suppose a righteous person turns away from doing right and he does evil things. He does all the disgusting things that the wicked person did. Will he live? All the right things that he has done will not be remembered because of his unfaithfulness and because of his sin. He will die because of them.

Zephaniah 1:6

I will remove those who have turned away from following the Lord and those who no longer seek the Lord or ask him for help.”

Matthew 12:45

Then it goes and brings along seven other spirits more evil than itself. They enter and take up permanent residence there. In the end the condition of that person is worse than it was before. That is what will happen to the evil people of this day.”

John 6:66

Jesus’ speech made many of his disciples go back to the lives they had led before they followed Jesus.

Romans 12:9

Love sincerely. Hate evil. Hold on to what is good.

Deuteronomy 6:15

If you do, the Lord your God will become very angry with you and will wipe you off the face of the earth, because the Lord your God, who is with you, is a God who does not tolerate rivals.

Deuteronomy 7:3

Never marry any of them. Never let your daughters marry their sons or your sons marry their daughters.

Deuteronomy 7:4

These people will turn your children away from me to worship other gods. Then the Lord will get very angry with you and will quickly destroy you.

Joshua 23:11

Be very careful to love the Lord your God.

1 John 2:9

Those who say that they are in the light but hate other believers are still in the dark.

Judges 14:3

His father and mother asked him, “Aren’t there any women among our relatives or all our people? Do you have to marry a woman from those godless Philistines?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me! She’s the one I want!”

Judges 3:6

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