Leviticus 18:3

New Century Version

In the past you lived in Egypt, but you must not do what was done in that country. And you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. Do not follow their customs.

Cross References

2 Kings 17:8

They lived like the nations the Lord had forced out of the land ahead of them. They lived as their evil kings had shown them,

Psalm 106:35

Instead, they mixed with the other nations and learned their customs.

Exodus 23:24

“You must not bow down to their gods or worship them. You must not live the way those people live. You must destroy their idols, breaking into pieces the stone pillars they use in worship.

Ezekiel 23:8

She continued the prostitution she began in Egypt. When she was young, she had slept with men, and they touched her breasts and had sexual relations with her.

Leviticus 20:23

I am forcing out ahead of you the people who live there. Because they did all these sins, I have hated them. Do not live the way those people lived.

Romans 12:2

Do not be shaped by this world; instead be changed within by a new way of thinking. Then you will be able to decide what God wants for you; you will know what is good and pleasing to him and what is perfect.

Deuteronomy 12:4

Don’t worship the Lord your God that way,

Deuteronomy 29:17

You saw their hateful idols made of wood, stone, silver, and gold.

Deuteronomy 9:4

After the Lord your God has forced those nations out ahead of you, don’t say to yourself, “The Lord brought me here to take this land because I am so good.” No! It is because these nations are evil that the Lord will force them out ahead of you.