Psalm 16:4

New International Reader's Version

Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more. I will not pour out offerings of blood to those gods. My lips will not speak their names.

Cross References

Genesis 35:14

Jacob set up a sacred stone at the place where God had talked with him. He poured out a drink offering on it. He also poured olive oil on it.

Psalm 32:10

Sinful people have all kinds of trouble. But the Lord’s faithful love is all around those who trust in him.

Psalm 97:7

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

Exodus 23:13

“Be careful to do everything I have said to you. Do not speak the names of other gods. Do not even let them be heard on your lips.

Isaiah 57:6

You have chosen some of the smooth stones in the valleys to be your gods. You have joined yourselves to them. You have even poured out drink offerings to them. You have given grain offerings to them. So why should I take pity on you?

Isaiah 65:11

“But some of you have deserted me. You no longer worship on my holy mountain of Zion. You spread a table for the god called Good Fortune. You offer bowls of mixed wine to the god named Fate.

Isaiah 66:3

But others are not like that. They sacrifice bulls to me, but at the same time they kill people. They offer lambs to me, but they also sacrifice dogs to other gods. They bring grain offerings to me, but they also offer pig’s blood to other gods. They burn incense to me, but they also worship statues of gods. They have chosen to go their own way. They take delight in things I hate.

Jeremiah 7:18

The children go out and gather wood. The fathers light the fire. The women mix the dough. They make flat cakes of bread to offer to the female god called the Queen of Heaven. They pour out drink offerings to other gods. That makes me very angry.

Leviticus 23:13

You must bring it together with its grain offering. The grain offering must be seven pounds of the finest flour. Mix it with olive oil. It is a food offering presented to the Lord. It has a pleasant smell. You must offer a drink offering along with the burnt offering. It must be a quart of wine.

Jonah 2:8

“Some people worship the worthless statues of their gods. They turn away from God’s love for them.

Joshua 23:7

Don’t have anything to do with the nations that remain among you. Don’t use the names of their gods for any reason at all. Don’t give your word and make promises in their names. You must not serve them. You must not bow down to them.