Joshua 23:7

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That’s why you must not make friends with the people of other nations who still live among you. You must not serve or worship their gods. Don’t even mention the names of their gods when you pray or make an oath.

Cross References

Exodus 23:13

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

Jeremiah 5:7

God says, “People of Judah, why should I forgive you? Your children have abandoned me. They made promises to idols that are not really gods! I gave your children everything they needed, but they were still unfaithful to me! They spent their time with prostitutes.

Psalm 16:4

But those who worship other gods will have many troubles. I will not share in the gifts of blood they offer to their idols. I will not even say 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.”

Ephesians 5:11

Have no part in the things that people in darkness do, which produce nothing good. Instead, tell everyone how wrong those things are.

1 Corinthians 15:33

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

Zephaniah 1:5

And those who go up on their roofs to worship the stars will be forgotten. They worship me, the Lord, but they also use the name of the false god Milcom to make promises.

Proverbs 4:14

Don’t take the path of the wicked; don’t follow those who do evil.

Joshua 23:12

“Never stop following him. Don’t become friends with those people who did not leave when you took the land. They are not part of Israel. Don’t marry any of their people. If you become friends with those people,

Hosea 2:17

I will take the names of those false gods out of her mouth. Then people will not use those names again.

Numbers 32:38

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

Exodus 20:5

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

Deuteronomy 6:13

Respect the Lord your God and serve only him. You must use only his name to make promises.

Deuteronomy 10:20

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

Joshua 23:8

You must continue to follow the Lord your God as you have done in the past.

Jeremiah 12:16

I want these people to learn their lessons well. In the past they taught my people to use Baal’s name to make promises. Now, I want them to learn to use my name. I want them to say, ‘As the Lord lives ….’ If they do that, I will allow them to be successful, and I will let them live among my people.

Numbers 33:55

“You must force these other people to leave the country. If you let them stay in your country, they will bring many troubles to you. They will be like a needle in your eye and a thorn in your side. They will bring many troubles to the country where you will be living.

Deuteronomy 6:14

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

2 Kings 5:18

And I pray that the Lord will forgive me for this: When my master goes to the temple of Rimmon to worship that false god, he will want to lean on me for support. So I must bow down in the temple of Rimmon. I ask the Lord now to forgive me when that happens.”

2 Kings 17:12

They served idols, and the Lord had said to them, “You must not do this.”

2 Chronicles 7:19

“But if you don’t obey my laws and commands that I gave you, and if you worship other gods and serve them,