Joshua 23:7

New English Translation

or associate with these nations that remain near you. You must not invoke or make solemn declarations by the names of their gods! You must not worship or bow down to them!

Cross References

2 Kings 17:12

They worshiped the disgusting idols in blatant disregard of the Lord’s command.

2 Kings 5:18

May the Lord forgive your servant for this one thing: When my master enters the temple of Rimmon to worship, and he leans on my arm and I bow down in the temple of Rimmon, may the Lord forgive your servant for this.”

2 Chronicles 7:19

“But if you people ever turn away from me, fail to obey the regulations and rules I instructed you to keep, and decide to serve and worship other gods,

Psalm 16:4

their troubles multiply, they desire other gods. I will not pour out drink offerings of blood to their gods, nor will I make vows in the name of their gods.

Exodus 20:5

You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the Lord, your God, am a jealous God, responding to the transgression of fathers by dealing with children to the third and fourth generations of those who reject me,

Exodus 23:13

“Pay attention to do everything I have told you, and do not even mention the names of other gods – do not let them be heard on your lips.

Exodus 23:33

They must not live in your land, lest they make you sin against me, for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”

Proverbs 4:14

Do not enter the path of the wicked or walk in the way of those who are evil.

Jeremiah 12:16

But they must make sure you learn to follow the religious practices of my people. Once they taught my people to swear their oaths using the name of the god Baal. But then, they must swear oaths using my name, saying, “As surely as the Lord lives, I swear.” If they do these things, then they will be included among the people I call my own.

Jeremiah 5:7

The Lord asked, “How can I leave you unpunished, Jerusalem? Your people have rejected me and have worshiped gods that are not gods at all. Even though I supplied all their needs, they were like an unfaithful wife to me. They went flocking to the houses of prostitutes.

Hosea 2:17

For I will remove the names of the Baal idols from your lips, so that you will never again utter their names!”

Zephaniah 1:5

I will remove those who worship the stars in the sky from their rooftops, those who swear allegiance to the Lord while taking oaths in the name of their ‘king,’

Numbers 32:38

Nebo, Baal Meon (with a change of name), and Sibmah. They renamed the cities they built.

Numbers 33:55

But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, then those whom you allow to remain will be irritants in your eyes and thorns in your side, and will cause you trouble in the land where you will be living.

1 Corinthians 15:33

Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”

Ephesians 5:11

Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

Deuteronomy 10:20

Revere the Lord your God, serve him, be loyal to him and take oaths only in his name.

Deuteronomy 6:13

You must revere the Lord your God, serve him, and take oaths using only his name.

Deuteronomy 6:14

You must not go after other gods, those of the surrounding peoples,

Joshua 23:12

But if you ever turn away and make alliances with these nations that remain near you, and intermarry with them and establish friendly relations with them,

Joshua 23:8

But you must be loyal to the Lord your God, as you have been to this very day.