Joshua 23:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

But and if ye shall go back and cleave unto the rest of these nations that remain with you and shall make marriages with them, and shall go to them and they come to you:

Neither shall they dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be thy decay."

and when the LORD thy God hath set them before thee that thou shouldest smite them: see that thou utterly destroy them and make no covenant with them nor have compassion on them.

Come not in the path of the ungodly, and walk not in the way of the wicked.

Be not deceived: malicious speakings corrupt good manners.

Set yourselves therefore at large, and bear not a stranger's yoke with the unbelievers. For what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? What company hath light with darkness?

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness: but rather rebuke them.

Neither

And in all things that I have said unto you, be circumspect. And make no rehearsal of the names of strange gods, neither let any man hear them out of your mouths.

Nebo, Baalmeon - and turned their names - and Sibmah also: and gave names unto the cities which they built.

But they that run after another god shall have great trouble. Their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, neither make mention of their names within my lips.

For I will take away those names of Baal from her mouth, yea she shall never remember their names any more.

To swear

"Should I then, for all this, have mercy upon thee? Thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods. And albeit they were bound to me in marriage, yet they fell to adultery, and hunted harlots' houses.

yea, and such as upon their house-tops worship and bow themselves unto the host of heaven: which swear by the LORD, and by their Milcom also:

General references

see that ye drive out all the inhabiters of the land before you, and destroy their imaginations and all their images of metal, and pluck down all their altars built on hills: