Joshua 24:20

God's Word

If you abandon the Lord and serve foreign gods, he will turn and bring disaster on you. He will destroy you, although he has been so good to you.”

Cross References

1 Chronicles 28:8

Now, ⌞leaders, I order you⌟ in the sight of Israel (the Lord’s congregation) and as our God listens to dedicate your lives to doing everything the Lord your God has commanded. Then you will be able to possess this good land and leave it as an inheritance to your descendants.

1 Chronicles 28:9

“And you, my son Solomon, learn to know your father’s God. Serve the Lord wholeheartedly and willingly because he searches every heart and understands every thought ⌞we have⌟. If you dedicate your life to serving him, he will accept you. But if you abandon him, he will reject you from then on.

2 Chronicles 15:2

Azariah went to Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all you men from Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you will dedicate your lives to serving him, he will accept you. But if you abandon him, he will abandon you.

Ezra 8:22

I was ashamed to ask the king for an armed escort with cavalry to help us against an enemy attack on the way. We had already told the king, “Our God works things out for the good of everyone who dedicates his life to serving him, but his power and his anger oppose everyone who abandons him.”

Psalm 89:31

if they violate my laws and do not obey my commandments,

Isaiah 1:28

Rebels and sinners will be crushed at the same time, and those who abandon the Lord will come to an end.

Isaiah 63:10

But they rebelled and offended his Holy Spirit. So he turned against them as their enemy; he fought against them.

Jeremiah 17:13

O Lord, the Hope of Israel, all who abandon you will be put to shame. Those who turn away from you will be written in dust, because they abandon the Lord, the fountain of life-giving water.

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.

Acts 7:42

“So God turned away from them and let them worship the sun, moon, and stars. This is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring me sacrifices and grain offerings in the desert for 40 years, nation of Israel?

Deuteronomy 4:25

Even when you have children and grandchildren and have grown old in that land, don’t become corrupt and make carved idols or statues that represent anything. I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today:  If you do this thing that the Lord your God considers evil, making him furious,

Deuteronomy 4:26

you will quickly disappear from the land you’re going to possess on the other side of the Jordan River. You won’t live very long there. You’ll be completely wiped out.

Hebrews 10:38

The person who has God’s approval will live by faith. But if he turns back, I will not be pleased with him.”

Joshua 24:21

The people answered Joshua, “No! We will ⌞only⌟ serve the Lord!”

1 Samuel 12:15

But if you don’t obey the Lord, if you rebel against what he says, then the Lord will be against you as he was against your ancestors.

1 Samuel 12:25

But if you go on doing what is evil, you and your king will be wiped out.”