"But ifyour heartturnsawayand you will not obey,but are drawnawayand worshipothergodsand servethem,
from the nationsconcerning whichthe LORDhad saidto the sonsof Israel,"You shall not associatewith them, norshall they associatewith you, [for] they will surelyturnyour heartawayaftertheir gods."Solomonheldfastto thesein love.
"For the waywardnessof the naivewill killthem, And the complacencyof foolswill destroythem.
The backsliderin heartwill havehis fillof his own ways,But a goodmanwill [be satisfied] with his.
"For if you turnawayfrom followingHim, He will oncemoreabandonthem in the wilderness,and you will destroyallthesepeople."
"Bewarethat your heartsare not deceived,and that you do not turnawayand serveothergodsand worshipthem.
"He shall not multiplywivesfor himself, orelsehis heartwill turnaway;norshall he greatlyincreasesilverand goldfor himself.
in that I commandyou todayto lovethe LORDyour God,to walkin His waysand to keepHis commandmentsand His statutesand His judgments,that you may liveand multiply,and that the LORDyour Godmay blessyou in the landwhereyou are enteringto possessit.
I declareto you todaythat you shall surelyperish.You will not prolong[your] daysin the landwhereyou are crossingthe Jordanto enterand possessit.
and will turn awaytheir earsfrom the truthand will turn asideto myths.
Seeto it that you do not refuseHim who is speaking.For ifthosedid not escapewhen they refusedhim who warned[them] on earth,muchless[will] we [escape] who turn awayfrom Him who [warns] from heaven.
Take care,brethren,that there not be in any oneof you an evil,unbelievingheartthat falls awayfrom the livingGod.
They cameto the sonsof Reubenand to the sonsof Gadand to the half-tribeof Manasseh,to the landof Gilead,and they spokewith them saying,
"You must not turnaside,for [then you would go] afterfutilethingswhichcan not profitor deliver,becausethey are futile.
"But ifyou stilldowickedly,bothyou and your kingwill be sweptaway."
