Deuteronomy 11:16

New English Translation

Make sure you do not turn away to serve and worship other gods!

Cross References

1 Kings 8:35

“The time will come when the skies are shut up tightly and no rain falls because your people sinned against you. When they direct their prayers toward this place, renew their allegiance to you, and turn away from their sin because you punish them,

Job 31:27

so that my heart was secretly enticed, and my hand threw them a kiss from my mouth,

Isaiah 44:20

He feeds on ashes; his deceived mind misleads him. He cannot rescue himself, nor does he say, ‘Is this not a false god I hold in my right hand?’

Luke 21:34

“But be on your guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day close down upon you suddenly like a trap.

Luke 21:36

But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that must happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Luke 21:8

He said, “Watch out that you are not misled. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them!

Deuteronomy 12:30

After they have been destroyed from your presence, be careful not to be ensnared like they are; do not pursue their gods and say, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do the same.”

Deuteronomy 13:3

You must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer, for the Lord your God will be testing you to see if you love him with all your mind and being.

Deuteronomy 17:3

by serving other gods and worshiping them – the sun, moon, or any other heavenly bodies which I have not permitted you to worship.

Deuteronomy 28:14

But you must not turn away from all the commandments I am giving you today, to either the right or left, nor pursue other gods and worship them.

Deuteronomy 29:17

You have seen their detestable things and idols of wood, stone, silver, and gold.)

Deuteronomy 29:18

Beware that the heart of no man, woman, clan, or tribe among you turns away from the Lord our God today to pursue and serve the gods of those nations; beware that there is among you no root producing poisonous and bitter fruit.

Deuteronomy 30:17

However, if you turn aside and do not obey, but are lured away to worship and serve other gods,

Deuteronomy 31:20

For after I have brought them to the land I promised to their ancestors – one flowing with milk and honey – and they eat their fill and become fat, then they will turn to other gods and worship them; they will reject me and break my covenant.

Deuteronomy 4:23

Be on guard so that you do not forget the covenant of the Lord your God that he has made with you, and that you do not make an image of any kind, just as he has forbidden you.

Deuteronomy 4:9

Again, however, pay very careful attention, lest you forget the things you have seen and disregard them for the rest of your life; instead teach them to your children and grandchildren.

Deuteronomy 5:7

You must not have any other gods besides me.

Deuteronomy 8:19

Now if you forget the Lord your God at all and follow other gods, worshiping and prostrating yourselves before them, I testify to you today that you will surely be annihilated.

Hebrews 12:15

See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled.

Hebrews 2:1

Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

Hebrews 3:12

See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has an evil, unbelieving heart that forsakes the living God.

Hebrews 4:1

Therefore we must be wary that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none of you may seem to have come short of it.

James 1:26

If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.

1 John 5:21

Little children, guard yourselves from idols.

Revelation 12:9

So that huge dragon – the ancient serpent, the one called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world – was thrown down to the earth, and his angels along with him.

Revelation 13:14

and, by the signs he was permitted to perform on behalf of the beast, he deceived those who live on the earth. He told those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who had been wounded by the sword, but still lived.

Revelation 20:4

Then I saw thrones and seated on them were those who had been given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. These had not worshiped the beast or his image and had refused to receive his mark on their forehead or hand. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

1 Samuel 12:20

Then Samuel said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. You have indeed sinned. However, don’t turn aside from the Lord. Serve the Lord with all your heart.

1 Samuel 12:21

You should not turn aside after empty things that can’t profit and can’t deliver, since they are empty.