Deuteronomy 7:16

New Living Translation

“You must destroy all the nations the Lord your God hands over to you. Show them no mercy, and do not worship their gods, or they will trap you.

Cross References

Psalm 106:34

Israel failed to destroy the nations in the land, as the Lord had commanded them.

Psalm 106:36

They worshiped their idols, which led to their downfall.

Exodus 23:33

They must not live in your land, or they will cause you to sin against me. If you serve their gods, you will be caught in the trap of idolatry.”

Jeremiah 21:7

And after all that, says the Lord, I will hand over King Zedekiah, his staff, and everyone else in the city who survives the disease, war, and famine. I will hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and to their other enemies. He will slaughter them and show them no mercy, pity, or compassion.’

Numbers 33:55

But if you fail to drive out the people who live in the land, those who remain will be like splinters in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will harass you in the land where you live.

1 Corinthians 15:33

Don’t be fooled by those who say such things, for “bad company corrupts good character.”

Deuteronomy 13:8

But do not give in or listen. Have no pity, and do not spare or protect them.

Deuteronomy 13:9

You must put them to death! Strike the first blow yourself, and then all the people must join in.

Deuteronomy 19:13

Do not feel sorry for that murderer! Purge from Israel the guilt of murdering innocent people; then all will go well with you.

Deuteronomy 19:21

You must show no pity for the guilty! Your rule should be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Deuteronomy 25:12

you must cut off her hand. Show her no pity.

Deuteronomy 7:2

When the Lord your God hands these nations over to you and you conquer them, you must completely destroy them. Make no treaties with them and show them no mercy.

Deuteronomy 7:25

“You must burn their idols in fire, and you must not covet the silver or gold that covers them. You must not take it or it will become a trap to you, for it is detestable to the Lord your God.

Joshua 11:20

For the Lord hardened their hearts and caused them to fight the Israelites. So they were completely destroyed without mercy, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Judges 2:12

They abandoned the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They went after other gods, worshiping the gods of the people around them. And they angered the Lord.

Judges 2:3

So now I declare that I will no longer drive out the people living in your land. They will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a constant temptation to you.”

Judges 3:6

and they intermarried with them. Israelite sons married their daughters, and Israelite daughters were given in marriage to their sons. And the Israelites served their gods.

Judges 8:27

Gideon made a sacred ephod from the gold and put it in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all the Israelites prostituted themselves by worshiping it, and it became a trap for Gideon and his family.