Deuteronomy 5:8

New International Reader's Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 97:7

All who worship statues of gods or brag about them are put to shame. All you gods, worship the Lord!

Exodus 20:4

“Do not make for yourself statues of gods that look like anything in the sky. They may not look like anything on the earth or in the waters either.

Exodus 34:17

“Do not make any statues of gods.

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.

Numbers 12:8

With Moses I speak face to face. I speak with him clearly. I do not speak in riddles. I let him see something of what I look like. So why were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?”

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!”