1 Samuel 7:3
Samuel said to all the people of Israel, "If you are really turning to the Lord with all your hearts, remove from among you the foreign gods and the images of Ashtoreth. Give your hearts to the Lord and serve only him. Then he will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines."
Joshua 24:14
Now obey the Lord and worship him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt and worship the Lord.
Genesis 35:2
So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, "Get rid of the foreign gods you have among you. Purify yourselves and change your clothes.
Deuteronomy 6:13
You must revere the Lord your God, serve him, and take oaths using only his name.
Deuteronomy 13:4
You must follow the Lord your God and revere only him; and you must observe his commandments, obey him, serve him, and remain loyal to him.
Judges 2:13
They abandoned the Lord and worshiped Baal and the Ashtars.
Isaiah 55:7
The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle and sinful people their plans. They should return to the Lord, and he will show mercy to them, and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.
Matthew 4:10
Then Jesus said to him, "Go away, Satan! For it is written: 'You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"
Luke 4:8
Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"
Deuteronomy 10:20
Revere the Lord your God, serve him, be loyal to him and take oaths only in his name.
Joshua 24:23
Joshua said, "Now put aside the foreign gods that are among you and submit to the Lord God of Israel."
1 Kings 8:48
When they return to you with all their heart and being in the land where they are held prisoner, and direct their prayers to you toward the land you gave to their ancestors, your chosen city, and the temple I built for your honor,
Deuteronomy 30:2-10
Then if you and your descendants turn to the Lord your God and obey him with your whole mind and being just as I am commanding you today,
2 Chronicles 30:19
everyone who has determined to follow God, the Lord God of his ancestors, even if he is not ceremonially clean according to the standards of the temple."
Joel 2:12-13
"Yet even now," the Lord says, "return to me with all your heart -- with fasting, weeping, and mourning. Tear your hearts, not just your garments!"
Judges 10:6
The Israelites again did evil in the Lord's sight. They worshiped the Baals and the Ashtars, as well as the gods of Syria, Sidon, Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines. They abandoned the Lord and did not worship him.
Judges 10:16
They threw away the foreign gods they owned and worshiped the Lord. Finally the Lord grew tired of seeing Israel suffer so much.
1 Samuel 31:10
They placed Saul's armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his corpse on the city wall of Beth Shan.
1 Chronicles 22:19
Now seek the Lord your God wholeheartedly and with your entire being! Get up and build the sanctuary of the Lord God! Then you can bring the ark of the Lord's covenant and the holy items dedicated to God's service into the temple that is built to honor the Lord."
1 Chronicles 28:9
"And you, Solomon my son, obey the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one's thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.
2 Chronicles 19:3
Nevertheless you have done some good things; you removed the Asherah poles from the land and you were determined to follow the Lord."
Job 11:13-14
"As for you, if you prove faithful, and if you stretch out your hands toward him,
Proverbs 16:1
The intentions of the heart belong to a man, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.
Jeremiah 4:3-4
Yes, the Lord has this to say to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: "Like a farmer breaking up hard unplowed ground, you must break your rebellious will and make a new beginning; just as a farmer must clear away thorns lest the seed is wasted, you must get rid of the sin that is ruining your lives.
Ezekiel 18:31
Throw away all your sins you have committed and fashion yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why should you die, O house of Israel?
Hosea 6:1-2
"Come on! Let's return to the Lord! He himself has torn us to pieces, but he will heal us! He has injured us, but he will bandage our wounds!
Hosea 14:1
Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for your sin has been your downfall!
Matthew 6:24
"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
Matthew 15:8
This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me,
John 4:24
God is spirit, and the people who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."