Deuteronomy 20:18

New Century Version

Otherwise, they will teach you what they do for their gods, and if you do these hateful things, you will sin against the Lord your God.

Cross References

2 Kings 21:3

Manasseh’s father, Hezekiah, had destroyed the places where gods were worshiped, but Manasseh rebuilt them. He built altars for Baal, and he made an Asherah idol as Ahab king of Israel had done. Manasseh also worshiped all the stars of the sky and served them.

Exodus 23:32

You must not make an agreement with those people or with their gods.

Exodus 23:33

You must not let them live in your land, or they will make you sin against me. If you worship their gods, you will be caught in a trap.”

Exodus 34:12

Be careful that you don’t make an agreement with the people who live in the land where you are going, because it will bring you trouble.

Exodus 34:16

If you choose some of their daughters as wives for your sons and those daughters worship gods, they will lead your sons to do the same thing.

1 Corinthians 15:33

Do not be fooled: “Bad friends will ruin good habits.”

2 Corinthians 6:17

“Leave those people, and be separate, says the Lord. Touch nothing that is unclean, and I will accept you.”

Ephesians 5:11

Have nothing to do with the things done in darkness, which are not worth anything. But show that they are wrong.

Deuteronomy 18:19

This prophet will speak for me; anyone who does not listen when he speaks will answer to me.

Deuteronomy 18:9

When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, don’t learn to do the hateful things the other nations do.

Deuteronomy 20:17

Completely destroy these people: the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, as the Lord your God has commanded.

Deuteronomy 20:19

If you surround and attack a city for a long time, trying to capture it, do not destroy its trees with an ax. You can eat the fruit from the trees, but do not cut them down. These trees are not the enemy, so don’t make war against them.

Deuteronomy 9:5

You are going in to take the land, not because you are good and honest, but because these nations are evil. That is why the Lord your God will force them out ahead of you, to keep his promise to your ancestors, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

2 Thessalonians 3:14

If some people do not obey what we tell you in this letter, then take note of them. Have nothing to do with them so they will feel ashamed.

1 Timothy 6:5

and constant quarrels from those who have evil minds and have lost the truth. They think that serving God is a way to get rich.

Joshua 23:13

the Lord your God will not help you defeat your enemies. They will be like traps for you, like whips on your back and thorns in your eyes, and none of you will be left in this good land the Lord your God has given you.

Judges 2:3

Now I tell you, ‘I will not force out the people in this land. They will be your enemies, and their gods will be a trap for you.’ ”