11 Bible Verses about Avoiding Foreigners

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Judges 19:12

But his master said to him, We will not go out of our way into a strange town, whose people are not of the children of Israel; but we will go on to Gibeah.

Nehemiah 9:2

And the seed of Israel made themselves separate from all the men of other nations, publicly requesting forgiveness for their sins and the wrongdoing of their fathers.

Joshua 23:7

Have nothing to do with these nations who still are living among you; let not their gods be named by you or used in your oaths; do not be their servants or give them worship:

Proverbs 5:17

Let them be for yourself only, not for other men with you.

Nehemiah 13:30

So I made them clean from all strange people, and had regular watches fixed for the priests and for the Levites, everyone in his work;

Job 15:19

For only to them was the land given, and no strange people were among them:)

John 10:5

They will not go after another who is not their keeper, but will go from him in flight, because his voice is strange to them.

Matthew 18:17

And if he will not give ear to them, let it come to the hearing of the church: and if he will not give ear to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax-farmer.

Acts 10:28

And he said to them, You yourselves have knowledge that it is against the law for a man who is a Jew to be in the company of one who is of another nation; but God has made it clear to me that no man may be named common or unclean:

1 Corinthians 5:12

For it is no business of mine to be judging those who are outside; but it is yours to be judging those who are among you;

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