Joshua 23:7

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Summary

That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:

That ye come

Ephesians 5:11

Neither

To swear

Jeremiah 5:7

Zephaniah 1:5

General references

Numbers 33:52

Bible References

That ye come

For if you ever go back and cling to the rest of these nations, these which remain among you, and intermarry with them, so that you associate with them and they with you,

They shall not live in your land, because they will make you sin against Me; for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”

and when the Lord your God delivers them before you and you defeat them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them and show no favor to them.

Do not enter the path of the wicked

And do not proceed in the way of evil men.

Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”

Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?

Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even

expose them;

Neither

Now concerning everything which I have said to you, be on your guard; and do not mention the name of other gods, nor let them be heard from your mouth.

and Nebo and Baal-meon—their names being changed—and Sibmah, and they gave other names to the cities which they built.

The

sorrows of those who have bartered for another god will be multiplied;

I shall not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
Nor will I take their names upon my lips.

“For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth,
So that they will be mentioned by their names no more.

To swear

“Why should I pardon you?
Your sons have forsaken Me
And sworn by those who are not gods.
When I had fed them to the full,
They committed adultery
And trooped to the harlot’s house.

“And those who bow down on the housetops to the host of heaven,
And those who bow down and swear to the Lord and yet swear by

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General references

then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their figured stones, and destroy all their molten images and demolish all their high places;