'Turn Aside' in the Bible

He said, "Here, my lords, please turn aside to your servant's house. Stay the night and wash your feet. Then you can be on your way early in the morning." "No," they replied, "we'll spend the night in the town square."

So Moses thought, "I will turn aside to see this amazing sight. Why does the bush not burn up?"

"Let us pass through your land; we will not turn aside into the fields or into the vineyards, nor will we drink water from any well, but we will go along the King's Highway until we pass your borders."

"Let me pass through your land; I will keep strictly to the roadway. I will not turn aside to the right or the left.

Furthermore, he must not marry many wives lest his affections turn aside, and he must not accumulate much silver and gold.

However, if you turn aside and do not obey, but are lured away to worship and serve other gods,

Then Samuel said to the people, "Don't be afraid. You have indeed sinned. However, don't turn aside from the Lord. Serve the Lord with all your heart.

You should not turn aside after empty things that can't profit and can't deliver, since they are empty.

Abner said to him, "Turn aside to your right or to your left. Capture one of the soldiers and take his equipment for yourself!" But Asahel was not willing to turn aside from following him.

So Abner spoke again to Asahel, "Turn aside from following me! I do not want to strike you to the ground. How then could I show my face in the presence of Joab your brother?"

But Asahel refused to turn aside. So Abner struck him in the abdomen with the back end of his spear. The spear came out his back; Asahel collapsed on the spot and died there right before Abner. Everyone who now comes to the place where Asahel fell dead pauses in respect.

Then Abner called out to Joab, "Must the sword devour forever? Don't you realize that this will turn bitter in the end? When will you tell the people to turn aside from pursuing their brothers?"

The king said, "Turn aside and take your place here." So he turned aside and waited.

Josiah removed all the detestable idols from all the areas belonging to the Israelites and encouraged all who were in Israel to worship the Lord their God. Throughout the rest of his reign they did not turn aside from following the Lord God of their ancestors.

Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.

The wicked turn aside from birth; liars go astray as soon as they are born.

Arrogant people do nothing but scoff at me. Yet I do not turn aside from your law.

I do not turn aside from your regulations, for you teach me.

The enemies who chase me are numerous. Yet I do not turn aside from your rules.

Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak.

So now, children, listen to me; do not turn aside from the words I speak.

Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways -- do not wander into her pathways;

Turn aside from the way, stray off the path. Remove from our presence the Holy One of Israel."

And they will turn away from hearing the truth, but on the other hand they will turn aside to myths.