Exodus 23:13

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Summary

And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.

Be circumspect

Make no mention

Bible References

Be circumspect

“Only give heed to yourself and keep your soul diligently, so that you do not forget the things which your eyes have seen and they do not depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your sons and your grandsons.

Only be very careful to observe the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God and walk in all His ways and keep His commandments and hold fast to Him and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”

So take diligent heed to yourselves to love the Lord your God.

I will establish his kingdom forever if he resolutely performs My commandments and My ordinances, as is done now.’

For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
I said, “I will guard my ways
That I may not sin with my tongue;
I will guard my mouth as with a muzzle
While the wicked are in my presence.”

Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise,

Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will

ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you.

See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;

Make no mention

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

You shall tear down their altars and smash their sacred pillars and burn their Asherim with fire, and you shall cut down the engraved images of their gods and obliterate their name from that place.

so that you will not associate with these nations, these which remain among you, or mention the name of their gods, or make anyone swear by them, or serve them, or bow down to them.

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.

Thus you shall say to them, “The gods that did not make the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.”

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

“It will come about in that day,” declares the Lord of hosts, “that I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered; and I will also remove the prophets and the unclean spirit from the land.

for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.