Deuteronomy 4:16

Good News Translation

that you do not sin by making for yourselves an idol in any form at all—whether man or woman,

Cross References

Exodus 32:7

The Lord said to Moses, “Hurry and go back down, because your people, whom you led out of Egypt, have sinned and rejected me.

Isaiah 40:18

To whom can God be compared? How can you describe what he is like?

Isaiah 44:13

The carpenter measures the wood. He outlines a figure with chalk, carves it out with his tools, and makes it in the form of a man, a handsome human figure, to be placed in his house.

Ezekiel 8:10

So I went in and looked. The walls were covered with drawings of snakes and other unclean animals, and of the other things which the Israelites were worshiping.

Leviticus 19:4

“Do not abandon me and worship idols; do not make gods of metal and worship them. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 26:1

The Lord said, “Do not make idols or set up statues, stone pillars, or carved stones to worship. I am the Lord your God.

John 4:24

God is Spirit, and only by the power of his Spirit can people worship him as he really is.”

Acts 17:29

Since we are God's children, we should not suppose that his nature is anything like an image of gold or silver or stone, shaped by human art and skill.

Deuteronomy 16:22

And do not set up any stone pillar for idol worship; the Lord hates them.

Deuteronomy 27:15

“‘God's curse on anyone who makes an idol of stone, wood, or metal and secretly worships it; the Lord hates idolatry.’ “And all the people will answer, ‘Amen!’

Deuteronomy 31:29

I know that after my death the people will become wicked and reject what I have taught them. And in time to come they will meet with disaster, because they will have made the Lord angry by doing what he has forbidden.”

Deuteronomy 4:23

Be certain that you do not forget the covenant that the Lord your God made with you. Obey his command not to make yourselves any kind of idol,

Deuteronomy 4:25

“Even when you have been in the land a long time and have children and grandchildren, do not sin by making for yourselves an idol in any form at all. This is evil in the Lord's sight, and it will make him angry.

Deuteronomy 5:8

“‘Do not make for yourselves images of anything in heaven or on earth or in the water under the earth.

Deuteronomy 5:9

Do not bow down to any idol or worship it, for I am the Lord your God and I tolerate no rivals. I bring punishment on those who hate me and on their descendants down to the third and fourth generation.

Deuteronomy 9:12

“Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go down the mountain at once, because your people, whom you led out of Egypt, have become corrupt and have done evil. They have already turned away from what I commanded them to do, and they have made an idol for themselves.’

1 Timothy 1:17

To the eternal King, immortal and invisible, the only God—to him be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.