Deuteronomy 11:16

New American Bible - revised edition

But be careful lest your heart be so lured away that you serve other gods and bow down to them.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:35

“When the heavens are closed, so that there is no rain, because they have sinned against you, but they pray toward this place and praise your name, and turn from their sin because you have afflicted them,

Job 31:27

And had my heart been secretly enticed to blow them a kiss with my hand,

Isaiah 44:20

He is chasing ashes! A deluded mind has led him astray; He cannot save himself, does not say, “This thing in my right hand—is it not a fraud?”

Luke 21:34

“Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise

Luke 21:36

Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength to escape the tribulations that are imminent and to stand before the Son of Man.” Ministry in Jerusalem.

Luke 21:8

He answered, “See that you not be deceived, for many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and ‘The time has come.’ Do not follow them!

Deuteronomy 12:30

be careful that you not be trapped into following them after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire regarding their gods, “How did these nations serve their gods, so I might do the same.”

Deuteronomy 13:3

saying, “Let us go after other gods,” whom you have not known, “and let us serve them,” and the sign or wonder foretold to you comes to pass,

Deuteronomy 17:3

by going to serve other gods, by bowing down to them, to the sun or the moon or any of the host of heaven, contrary to my command;

Deuteronomy 28:14

not turning aside, either to the right or to the left, from any of the words which I am giving you today, following other gods and serving them. Curses for Disobedience.

Deuteronomy 29:17

There may be among you a man or woman, or a clan or tribe, whose heart is now turning away from the Lord, our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; there may be among you a root bearing poison and wormwood;

Deuteronomy 29:18

if any such persons, after hearing the words of this curse, should congratulate themselves, saying in their hearts, “I am safe, even though I walk in stubbornness of heart,” thereby sweeping away moist and dry alike,

Deuteronomy 30:17

If, however, your heart turns away and you do not obey, but are led astray and bow down to other gods and serve them,

Deuteronomy 31:20

For when I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey which I promised on oath to their ancestors, and they have eaten and are satisfied and have grown fat, if they turn to other gods and serve them, despising me and breaking my covenant,

Deuteronomy 4:23

Be careful, therefore, lest you forget the covenant which the Lord, your God, has made with you, and fashion for yourselves against his command an idol in any form whatsoever.

Deuteronomy 4:9

However, be on your guard and be very careful not to forget the things your own eyes have seen, nor let them slip from your heart as long as you live, but make them known to your children and to your children’s children,

Deuteronomy 5:7

You shall not have other gods beside me.

Deuteronomy 8:19

But if you do forget the Lord, your God, and go after other gods, serving and bowing down to them, I bear witness to you this day that you will perish utterly.

Hebrews 12:15

See to it that no one be deprived of the grace of God, that no bitter root spring up and cause trouble, through which many may become defiled,

Hebrews 2:1

Therefore, we must attend all the more to what we have heard, so that we may not be carried away.

Hebrews 3:12

Take care, brothers, that none of you may have an evil and unfaithful heart, so as to forsake the living God.

Hebrews 4:1

Therefore, let us be on our guard while the promise of entering into his rest remains, that none of you seem to have failed.

James 1:26

If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, his religion is vain.

1 John 5:21

Children, be on your guard against idols.

Revelation 12:9

The huge dragon, the ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, who deceived the whole world, was thrown down to earth, and its angels were thrown down with it.

Revelation 13:14

It deceived the inhabitants of the earth with the signs it was allowed to perform in the sight of the first beast, telling them to make an image for the beast who had been wounded by the sword and revived.

Revelation 20:4

Then I saw thrones; those who sat on them were entrusted with judgment. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, and who had not worshiped the beast or its image nor had accepted its mark on their foreheads or hands. They came to life and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

1 Samuel 12:20

“Do not fear,” Samuel answered them. “You have indeed committed all this evil! Yet do not turn from the Lord, but serve him with your whole heart.

1 Samuel 12:21

Do not turn aside to gods who are nothing, who cannot act and deliver. They are nothing.