Joshua 23:12

New Living Translation

“But if you turn away from him and cling to the customs of the survivors of these nations remaining among you, and if you intermarry with them,

Cross References

Genesis 2:24

This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.

Genesis 34:3

But then he fell in love with her, and he tried to win her affection with tender words.

1 Kings 11:2

The Lord had clearly instructed the people of Israel, “You must not marry them, because they will turn your hearts to their gods.” Yet Solomon insisted on loving them anyway.

1 Kings 11:4

In Solomon’s old age, they turned his heart to worship other gods instead of being completely faithful to the Lord his God, as his father, David, had been.

Psalm 125:5

But banish those who turn to crooked ways, O Lord. Take them away with those who do evil. May Israel have peace!

Psalm 36:3

Everything they say is crooked and deceitful. They refuse to act wisely or do good.

Isaiah 1:4

Oh, what a sinful nation they are— loaded down with a burden of guilt. They are evil people, corrupt children who have rejected the Lord. They have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on him.

Ezekiel 18:24

However, if righteous people turn from their righteous behavior and start doing sinful things and act like other sinners, should they be allowed to live? No, of course not! All their righteous acts will be forgotten, and they will die for their sins.

Zephaniah 1:6

And I will destroy those who used to worship me but now no longer do. They no longer ask for the Lord’s guidance or seek my blessings.”

Matthew 12:45

Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before. That will be the experience of this evil generation.”

John 6:66

At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him.

Romans 12:9

Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.

Deuteronomy 6:15

for the Lord your God, who lives among you, is a jealous God. His anger will flare up against you, and he will wipe you from the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 7:3

You must not intermarry with them. Do not let your daughters and sons marry their sons and daughters,

Deuteronomy 7:4

for they will lead your children away from me to worship other gods. Then the anger of the Lord will burn against you, and he will quickly destroy you.

Joshua 23:11

So be very careful to love the Lord your God.

1 John 2:9

If anyone claims, “I am living in the light,” but hates a fellow believer, that person is still living in darkness.

Judges 14:3

His father and mother objected. “Isn’t there even one woman in our tribe or among all the Israelites you could marry?” they asked. “Why must you go to the pagan Philistines to find a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me! She looks good to me.”

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.