Deuteronomy 4:16

New International Reader's Version

Make sure you don’t commit a horrible sin. Don’t make for yourselves a statue of a god. Don’t make a god that looks like a man or woman or anything else.

Cross References

Exodus 32:7

The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, “Go down. Your people you brought up out of Egypt have become very sinful.

Isaiah 40:18

So who will you compare God with? Is there any other god like him?

Isaiah 44:13

A carpenter measures a piece of wood with a line. He draws a pattern on it with a marker. He cuts out a statue with sharp tools. He marks it with compasses. He shapes it into the form of a beautiful human being. He does this so he can put it in a temple.

Ezekiel 8:10

So I went in and looked. All over the walls were pictures of all kinds of crawling things and “unclean” animals. The Lord hates it when people worship those things. There were also carvings of the gods of the people of Israel.

Leviticus 19:4

“ ‘Do not turn away from me to worship statues of gods. Do not make for yourselves metal statues of gods. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 26:1

“ ‘Do not make statues of gods for yourselves. Do not set up a likeness of a god or a sacred stone for yourselves. Do not place a carved stone in your land and bow down in front of it. I am the Lord your God.

John 4:24

God is spirit. His worshipers must worship him in the Spirit and in truth.”

Acts 17:29

“Yes, we are God’s children. So we shouldn’t think that God is made out of gold or silver or stone. He isn’t a statue planned and made by clever people.

Deuteronomy 16:22

Don’t set up a sacred stone to honor another god. The Lord your God hates Asherah poles and sacred stones.

Deuteronomy 27:15

“May anyone who makes a statue of a god and sets it up in secret be under the Lord’s curse. That statue is made by a skilled worker. And the Lord hates it.” Then all the people will say, “Amen!”

Deuteronomy 31:29

I know that after I’m dead you will certainly become very sinful. You will turn away from the path I’ve commanded you to take. In days to come, trouble will fall on you. That’s because you will do what is evil in the sight of the Lord. You will make him very angry because of the statues of gods your hands have made.”

Deuteronomy 4:23

Be careful. Don’t forget the covenant the Lord your God made with you. Don’t make for yourselves a statue of any god at all. He has told you not to. So don’t do it.

Deuteronomy 4:25

So don’t make a statue of a god. Don’t commit that horrible sin. Don’t do it even after you have had children and grandchildren. Don’t do it even after you have lived in the land a long time. If you do, that will be an evil thing in the sight of the Lord your God. You will make him angry.

Deuteronomy 5:8

“Do not make statues of gods that look like anything in the sky or on the earth or in the waters.

Deuteronomy 5:9

Do not bow down to them or worship them. I am the Lord your God. I want you to worship only me. I cause the sins of the parents to affect their children. I will cause the sins of those who hate me to affect even their grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Deuteronomy 9:12

The Lord told me, “Go down from here right away. The people you brought out of Egypt have become very sinful. They have quickly turned away from what I commanded them. They have made a statue of a god for themselves.”

1 Timothy 1:17

The eternal King will never die. He can’t be seen. He is the only God. Give him honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.