Thematic Bible: Forbidden
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Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Forbidden
"You must make no covenant with them or with their gods.
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Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it become a snare among you.
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and he delivers them over to you and you attack them, you must utterly annihilate them. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy!
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Suppose your own full brother, your son, your daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend should seduce you secretly and encourage you to go and serve other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have previously known,
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You must not give in to him or even listen to him; do not feel sympathy for him or spare him or cover up for him.
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Therefore do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons, and do not take their daughters in marriage for your sons. Do not ever seek their peace or welfare, so that you may be strong and may eat the good of the land and may leave it as an inheritance for your children forever.'
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My child, if sinners try to entice you, do not consent!
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My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself from their path;
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Do not become partners with those who do not believe, for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship does light have with darkness? And what agreement does Christ have with Beliar? Or what does a believer share in common with an unbeliever? And what mutual agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said, "I will live in them and will walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people." read more.
Therefore "come out from their midst, and be separate," says the Lord, "and touch no unclean thing, and I will welcome you,
Therefore "come out from their midst, and be separate," says the Lord, "and touch no unclean thing, and I will welcome you,
Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
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Anger » Forbidden
Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
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But I say to you that anyone who is angry with a brother will be subjected to judgment. And whoever insults a brother will be brought before the council, and whoever says 'Fool' will be sent to fiery hell.
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Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God's wrath, for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay," says the Lord.
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forbidden Anxiety » Worldly care » Forbidden
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn't there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?
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Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.
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It is vain for you to rise early, come home late, and work so hard for your food. Yes, he can provide for those whom he loves even when they sleep.
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The seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealth choke the word, so it produces nothing.
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But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things,
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So do not be overly concerned about what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not worry about such things.
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"But be on your guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day close down upon you suddenly like a trap.
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And I want you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.
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by casting all your cares on him because he cares for you.
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Blasphemy » Forbidden
But now, put off all such things as anger, rage, malice, slander, abusive language from your mouth.
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"You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold guiltless anyone who takes his name in vain.
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Blood » Shedding of human » Forbidden
For your lifeblood I will surely exact punishment, from every living creature I will exact punishment. From each person I will exact punishment for the life of the individual since the man was his relative.
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Care » Worldly folly of » Forbidden
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn't there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?
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Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.
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It is vain for you to rise early, come home late, and work so hard for your food. Yes, he can provide for those whom he loves even when they sleep.
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The seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealth choke the word, so it produces nothing.
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But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things,
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So do not be overly concerned about what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not worry about such things.
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"But be on your guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day close down upon you suddenly like a trap.
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And I want you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.
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by casting all your cares on him because he cares for you.
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Contact » With impurity » Forbidden
Therefore "come out from their midst, and be separate," says the Lord, "and touch no unclean thing, and I will welcome you,
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Leave! Leave! Get out of there! Don't touch anything unclean! Get out of it! Stay pure, you who carry the Lord's holy items!
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but concerning the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the orchard God said, 'You must not eat from it, and you must not touch it, or else you will die.'"
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"Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!"
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Covetousness » Forbidden
"You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that belongs to your neighbor."
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Cursing » Forbidden
Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse.
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Do not curse a king even in your thoughts, and do not curse the rich while in your bedroom; for a bird might report what you are thinking, or some winged creature might repeat your words.
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bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
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From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. These things should not be so, my brothers and sisters.
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Cutting » The flesh for the dead » Forbidden
Rich and poor alike will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned. People will not cut their bodies or shave off their hair to show their grief for them.
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Priests must not have a bald spot shaved on their head, they must not shave the corner of their beard, and they must not cut slashes in their body.
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You are children of the Lord your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave your forehead bald for the sake of the dead.
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You must not slash your body for a dead person or incise a tattoo on yourself. I am the Lord.
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Deceit » Forbidden
Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your words.
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For the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit.
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Divorce » Forbidden » Except » Adultery
Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another commits adultery."
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But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
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Drunkenness » Forbidden
And do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled by the Spirit,
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Envy » Forbidden
By David. Do not fret when wicked men seem to succeed! Do not envy evildoers!
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Love is patient, love is kind, it is not envious. Love does not brag, it is not puffed up.
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Let us live decently as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in discord and jealousy.
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Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, being jealous of one another.
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Do not envy a violent man, and do not choose to imitate any of his ways;
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A tranquil spirit revives the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones.
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Do not let your heart envy sinners, but rather be zealous in fearing the Lord all the time.
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Do not envy evil people, do not desire to be with them;
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But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.
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Envy » Forbidden » Examples of
And they assembled against Moses and Aaron, saying to them, "You take too much upon yourselves, seeing that the whole community is holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the community of the Lord?"
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Consequently the supervisors and satraps were trying to find some pretext against Daniel in connection with administrative matters. But they were unable to find any such damaging evidence, because he was trustworthy and guilty of no negligence or corruption.
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but with Cain and his offering he was not pleased. So Cain became very angry, and his expression was downcast.
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He had so many sheep and cattle and such a great household of servants that the Philistines became jealous of him.
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His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what Joseph said.
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Yet all of this fails to satisfy me so long as I have to see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate."
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For I envied those who are proud, as I observed the prosperity of the wicked.
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(For he knew that they had handed him over because of envy.)
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But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they began to contradict what Paul was saying by reviling him.
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Error » Definition of » Forbidden
(My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.) But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous One,
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Wash! Cleanse yourselves! Remove your sinful deeds from my sight. Stop sinning!
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After this Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, "Look, you have become well. Don't sin any more, lest anything worse happen to you."
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She replied, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "I do not condemn you either. Go, and from now on do not sin any more."]]
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Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires,
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Sober up as you should, and stop sinning! For some have no knowledge of God -- I say this to your shame!
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Foes of the home » Polygamy » Forbidden
The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,
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An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion.
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Furthermore, he must not marry many wives lest his affections turn aside, and he must not accumulate much silver and gold.
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No one who has even a small portion of the Spirit in him does this. What did our ancestor do when seeking a child from God? Be attentive, then, to your own spirit, for one should not be disloyal to the wife he took in his youth.
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He answered, "Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator made them male and female,
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Gossip » Forbidden
You must not go about as a slanderer among your people. You must not stand idly by when your neighbor's life is at stake. I am the Lord.
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You plot against your brother; you slander your own brother.
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The one who goes about slandering others reveals secrets, but the one who is trustworthy conceals a matter.
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The one who goes about gossiping reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with someone who is always opening his mouth.
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Slanderous men shed blood within you. Those who live within you eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains; they commit obscene acts among you.
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Harlotry » Forbidden
Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, so that the land does not practice prostitution and become full of lewdness.
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There must never be a sacred prostitute among the young women of Israel nor a sacred male prostitute among the young men of Israel.
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Hatred » Forbidden
But now, put off all such things as anger, rage, malice, slander, abusive language from your mouth.
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You must not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your fellow citizen so that you do not incur sin on account of him.
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Home » Polygamy » Forbidden
The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,
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An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion.
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Furthermore, he must not marry many wives lest his affections turn aside, and he must not accumulate much silver and gold.
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No one who has even a small portion of the Spirit in him does this. What did our ancestor do when seeking a child from God? Be attentive, then, to your own spirit, for one should not be disloyal to the wife he took in his youth.
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He answered, "Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator made them male and female,
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Hybridizing » Forbidden
You must keep my statutes. You must not allow two different kinds of your animals to breed, you must not sow your field with two different kinds of seed, and you must not wear a garment made of two different kinds of fabric.
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Idleness and sloth » Forbidden
Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord.
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so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.
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Idolatry » Forbidden
"I, the Lord, am your God, who brought you from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery. "You shall have no other gods before me.
Injustice » Forbidden
"'You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.
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You must not do injustice in the regulation of measures, whether of length, weight, or volume.
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Judgment » Forbidden
Therefore we must not pass judgment on one another, but rather determine never to place an obstacle or a trap before a brother or sister.
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"Do not judge so that you will not be judged.
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Therefore you are without excuse, whoever you are, when you judge someone else. For on whatever grounds you judge another, you condemn yourself, because you who judge practice the same things.
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Who are you to pass judgment on another's servant? Before his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
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So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.
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But there is only one who is lawgiver and judge -- the one who is able to save and destroy. On the other hand, who are you to judge your neighbor?
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Kidnapping » Forbidden
If a man is found kidnapping a person from among his fellow Israelites, and regards him as mere property and sells him, that kidnapper must die. In this way you will purge evil from among you.
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"Whoever kidnaps someone and sells him, or is caught still holding him, must surely be put to death.
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Leaven » Forbidden » Burnt offering » Meat offering
Then Moses spoke to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his remaining sons, "Take the grain offering which remains from the gifts of the Lord and eat it unleavened beside the altar, for it is most holy.
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"'No grain offering which you present to the Lord can be made with yeast, for you must not offer up in smoke any yeast or honey as a gift to the Lord.
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Leaven » Forbidden » During the feast of passover
For seven days you must eat bread made without yeast. Surely on the first day you must put away yeast from your houses because anyone who eats bread made with yeast from the first day to the seventh day will be cut off from Israel. On the first day there will be a holy convocation, and on the seventh day there will be a holy convocation for you. You must do no work of any kind on them, only what every person will eat -- that alone may be prepared for you. So you will keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, because on this very day I brought your regiments out from the land of Egypt, and so you must keep this day perpetually as a lasting ordinance. read more.
In the first month, from the fourteenth day of the month, in the evening, you will eat bread made without yeast until the twenty-first day of the month in the evening. For seven days yeast must not be found in your houses, for whoever eats what is made with yeast -- that person will be cut off from the community of Israel, whether a foreigner or one born in the land. You will not eat anything made with yeast; in all the places where you live you must eat bread made without yeast.'"
In the first month, from the fourteenth day of the month, in the evening, you will eat bread made without yeast until the twenty-first day of the month in the evening. For seven days yeast must not be found in your houses, for whoever eats what is made with yeast -- that person will be cut off from the community of Israel, whether a foreigner or one born in the land. You will not eat anything made with yeast; in all the places where you live you must eat bread made without yeast.'"
Leaven » Forbidden » To be offered with blood
"You must not offer the blood of my sacrifice with yeast; the sacrifice from the feast of Passover must not remain until the following morning.
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Lying » Forbidden
Do not lie to one another since you have put off the old man with its practices
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"'You must not steal, you must not tell lies, and you must not deal falsely with your fellow citizen.
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Malice » Forbidden
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger. Do not give the devil an opportunity.
But now, put off all such things as anger, rage, malice, slander, abusive language from your mouth.
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Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Instead, be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
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Murder » Forbidden
"Which ones?" he asked. Jesus replied, "Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,
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"Whoever sheds human blood, by other humans must his blood be shed; for in God's image God has made humankind."
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For the commandments, "Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet," (and if there is any other commandment) are summed up in this, "Love your neighbor as yourself."
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Everyone who hates his fellow Christian is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.
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But let none of you suffer as a murderer or thief or criminal or as a troublemaker.
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"You shall not murder.
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You must not murder.
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Murmuring » Forbidden
And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.
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Do everything without grumbling or arguing,
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Offerings » Human sacrifices » Forbidden
You must not give any of your children as an offering to Molech, so that you do not profane the name of your God. I am the Lord!
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You must not worship the Lord your God the way they do! For everything that is abhorrent to him, everything he hates, they have done when worshiping their gods. They even burn up their sons and daughters before their gods!
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"You are to say to the Israelites, 'Any man from the Israelites or from the foreigners who reside in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death; the people of the land must pelt him with stones. I myself will set my face against that man and cut him off from the midst of his people, because he has given some of his children to Molech and thereby defiled my sanctuary and profaned my holy name. If, however, the people of the land shut their eyes to that man when he gives some of his children to Molech so that they do not put him to death, read more.
I myself will set my face against that man and his clan. I will cut off from the midst of their people both him and all who follow after him in spiritual prostitution, to commit prostitution by worshiping Molech.
I myself will set my face against that man and his clan. I will cut off from the midst of their people both him and all who follow after him in spiritual prostitution, to commit prostitution by worshiping Molech.
Partiality » Forbidden
Before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, I solemnly charge you to carry out these commands without prejudice or favoritism of any kind.
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"'You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.
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They must not discriminate in judgment, but hear the lowly and the great alike. Nor should they be intimidated by human beings, for judgment belongs to God. If the matter being adjudicated is too difficult for them, they should bring it before me for a hearing.
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These people are grumblers and fault-finders who go wherever their desires lead them, and they give bombastic speeches, enchanting folks for their own gain.
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These sayings also are from the wise: To show partiality in judgment is terrible:
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He would certainly rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality!
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"Therefore, I have caused you to be ignored and belittled before all people to the extent to which you are not following after me and are showing partiality in your instruction."
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If so, have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil motives?
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Paul » Forbidden » Asia » by Holy Spirit
They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in the province of Asia. When they came to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them to do this,
Polygamy » Forbidden
You must not take a woman in marriage and then marry her sister as a rival wife while she is still alive, to have sexual intercourse with her.
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The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,
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Deacons must be husbands of one wife and good managers of their children and their own households.
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An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion.
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Furthermore, he must not marry many wives lest his affections turn aside, and he must not accumulate much silver and gold.
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No one who has even a small portion of the Spirit in him does this. What did our ancestor do when seeking a child from God? Be attentive, then, to your own spirit, for one should not be disloyal to the wife he took in his youth.
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He answered, "Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator made them male and female,
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Yet you ask, "Why?" The Lord is testifying against you on behalf of the wife you married when you were young, to whom you have become unfaithful even though she is your companion and wife by law. No one who has even a small portion of the Spirit in him does this. What did our ancestor do when seeking a child from God? Be attentive, then, to your own spirit, for one should not be disloyal to the wife he took in his youth.
He answered, "Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator made them male and female, and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh'?
Then some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" He answered them, "What did Moses command you?" They said, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her." read more.
But Jesus said to them, "He wrote this commandment for you because of your hard hearts. But from the beginning of creation he made them male and female. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother, and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
But Jesus said to them, "He wrote this commandment for you because of your hard hearts. But from the beginning of creation he made them male and female. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother, and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
Pride » Forbidden
Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.
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Don't keep speaking so arrogantly, letting proud talk come out of your mouth! For the Lord is a God who knows; he evaluates what people do.
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For by the grace given to me I say to every one of you not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think, but to think with sober discernment, as God has distributed to each of you a measure of faith.
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Profanity » Forbidden
"You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold guiltless anyone who takes his name in vain.
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And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your "Yes" be yes and your "No" be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.
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You must not swear falsely in my name, so that you do not profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.
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But I say to you, do not take oaths at all -- not by heaven, because it is the throne of God,
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Prostitution » Forbidden
Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, so that the land does not practice prostitution and become full of lewdness.
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There must never be a sacred prostitute among the young women of Israel nor a sacred male prostitute among the young men of Israel.
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Railing » Forbidden
But even when Michael the archangel was arguing with the devil and debating with him concerning Moses' body, he did not dare to bring a slanderous judgment, but said, "May the Lord rebuke you!"
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yet even angels, who are much more powerful, do not bring a slanderous judgment against them before the Lord.
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But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who calls himself a Christian who is sexually immoral, or greedy, or an idolater, or verbally abusive, or a drunkard, or a swindler. Do not even eat with such a person.
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he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in controversies and verbal disputes. This gives rise to envy, dissension, slanders, evil suspicions,
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Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.
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Rebellion against God » Forbidden
But if your own land is impure, cross over to the Lord's own land, where the Lord himself lives, and settle down among us. But don't rebel against the Lord or us by building for yourselves an altar aside from the altar of the Lord our God.
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Only do not rebel against the Lord, and do not fear the people of the land, for they are bread for us. Their protection has turned aside from them, but the Lord is with us. Do not fear them!"
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Retaliation » Forbidden
Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people.
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See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.
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You must not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the children of your people, but you must love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.
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Do not say, "I will pay back evil!" Wait for the Lord, so that he may vindicate you.
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But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.
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Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.
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Do not say, "I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will pay him back according to what he has done."
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Revenge » Forbidden
Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God's wrath, for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay," says the Lord.
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Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people.
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See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.
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You must not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the children of your people, but you must love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.
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Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.
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Do not say, "I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will pay him back according to what he has done."
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Reviling and reproaching » Forbidden
Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.
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Robbery » Forbidden
You must not oppress your neighbor or commit robbery against him. You must not withhold the wages of the hired laborer overnight until morning.
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For I, the Lord, love justice and hate robbery and sin. I will repay them because of my faithfulness; I will make a permanent covenant with them.
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Sacrilege » Forbidden
If someone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, which is what you are.
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Give a shepherd's care to God's flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God's direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly.
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who must be silenced because they mislead whole families by teaching for dishonest gain what ought not to be taught.
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and the one who eats it will bear his punishment for iniquity because he has profaned what is holy to the Lord. That person will be cut off from his people.
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Self-will » Forbidden
Do not be so certain you have won! Do not speak with your head held so high!
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Now, don't be stubborn like your fathers! Submit to the Lord and come to his sanctuary which he has permanently consecrated. Serve the Lord your God so that he might relent from his raging anger.
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Self-will and stubbornness » Forbidden
He says, "Do not be stubborn like they were at Meribah, like they were that day at Massah in the wilderness,
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Do not be so certain you have won! Do not speak with your head held so high!
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Now, don't be stubborn like your fathers! Submit to the Lord and come to his sanctuary which he has permanently consecrated. Serve the Lord your God so that he might relent from his raging anger.
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Sin » Excuses offered for » Forbidden
(My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.) But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous One,
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Wash! Cleanse yourselves! Remove your sinful deeds from my sight. Stop sinning!
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After this Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, "Look, you have become well. Don't sin any more, lest anything worse happen to you."
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She replied, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "I do not condemn you either. Go, and from now on do not sin any more."]]
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Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires,
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Sober up as you should, and stop sinning! For some have no knowledge of God -- I say this to your shame!
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Slander » Forbidden
You must put away every kind of bitterness, anger, wrath, quarreling, and evil, slanderous talk.
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Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. He who speaks against a fellow believer or judges a fellow believer speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but its judge.
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"You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness.
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Sorcery » Forbidden
Do not turn to the spirits of the dead and do not seek familiar spirits to become unclean by them. I am the Lord your God.
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"'The person who turns to the spirits of the dead and familiar spirits to commit prostitution by going after them, I will set my face against that person and cut him off from the midst of his people.
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When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, you must not learn the abhorrent practices of those nations. There must never be found among you anyone who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, anyone who practices divination, an omen reader, a soothsayer, a sorcerer, one who casts spells, one who conjures up spirits, a practitioner of the occult, or a necromancer. read more.
Whoever does these things is abhorrent to the Lord and because of these detestable things the Lord your God is about to drive them out from before you. You must be blameless before the Lord your God. Those nations that you are about to dispossess listen to omen readers and diviners, but the Lord your God has not given you permission to do such things.
Whoever does these things is abhorrent to the Lord and because of these detestable things the Lord your God is about to drive them out from before you. You must be blameless before the Lord your God. Those nations that you are about to dispossess listen to omen readers and diviners, but the Lord your God has not given you permission to do such things.
"'You must not eat anything with the blood still in it. You must not practice either divination or soothsaying. You must not round off the corners of the hair on your head or ruin the corners of your beard. You must not slash your body for a dead person or incise a tattoo on yourself. I am the Lord.
Strife » Causes of » Forbidden
Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; stop it before strife breaks out!
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It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.
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Like one who grabs a wild dog by the ears, so is the person passing by who becomes furious over a quarrel not his own.
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And the Lord's slave must not engage in heated disputes but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient,
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Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?
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Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.
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But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.
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Do not accuse anyone without legitimate cause, if he has not treated you wrongly.
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Remind people of these things and solemnly charge them before the Lord not to wrangle over words. This is of no benefit; it just brings ruin on those who listen.
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Strife » Forbidden
Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?
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Do not accuse anyone without legitimate cause, if he has not treated you wrongly.
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Swearing falsely » Forbidden
You must not swear falsely in my name, so that you do not profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.
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If a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath of binding obligation on himself, he must not break his word, but must do whatever he has promised.
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"Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation, 'Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.'
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Tattooing » Forbidden
You must not slash your body for a dead person or incise a tattoo on yourself. I am the Lord.
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Theft » Forbidden
For the commandments, "Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet," (and if there is any other commandment) are summed up in this, "Love your neighbor as yourself."
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You know the commandments: 'Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.'"
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"You shall not steal.
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Transgression » Sin, definition of » Forbidden
(My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.) But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous One,
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Wash! Cleanse yourselves! Remove your sinful deeds from my sight. Stop sinning!
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After this Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, "Look, you have become well. Don't sin any more, lest anything worse happen to you."
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She replied, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "I do not condemn you either. Go, and from now on do not sin any more."]]
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Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires,
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Sober up as you should, and stop sinning! For some have no knowledge of God -- I say this to your shame!
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Usury » Forbidden
I said, "Oh, mother, how I regret that you ever gave birth to me! I am always starting arguments and quarrels with the people of this land. I have not lent money to anyone and I have not borrowed from anyone. Yet all of these people are treating me with contempt."
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"If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest.
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engages in usury and charges interest. Will he live? He will not! Because he has done all these abominable deeds he will certainly die. He will bear the responsibility for his own death.
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The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.
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They take bribes within you to shed blood. You engage in usury and charge interest; you extort money from your neighbors. You have forgotten me, declares the sovereign Lord.
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He does not charge interest when he lends his money. He does not take bribes to testify against the innocent. The one who lives like this will never be upended.
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does not engage in usury or charge interest, but refrains from wrongdoing, promotes true justice between men,
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"'If your brother becomes impoverished and is indebted to you, you must support him; he must live with you like a foreign resident. Do not take interest or profit from him, but you must fear your God and your brother must live with you. You must not lend him your money at interest and you must not sell him food for profit.
refrains from wrongdoing, does not engage in usury or charge interest, carries out my regulations and follows my statutes. He will not die for his father's iniquity; he will surely live.
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You must not charge interest on a loan to your fellow Israelite, whether on money, food, or anything else that has been loaned with interest.
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War » Forbidden
The Lord says this: "Do not attack and make war with your brothers. Each of you go home, for I have caused this to happen."'" They obeyed the Lord and called off the attack against Jeroboam.
Wine » In excess » Forbidden
And do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled by the Spirit,
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false Worship » Idolatry » Forbidden
You must burn the images of their gods, but do not covet the silver and gold that covers them so much that you take it for yourself and thus become ensnared by it; for it is abhorrent to the Lord your God.
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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.
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"'You must not make for yourselves idols, so you must not set up for yourselves a carved image or a pillar, and you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down before it, for I am the Lord your God.
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Little children, guard yourselves from idols.
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"You shall not make for yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above or that is on the earth beneath or that is in the water below.
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I am the Lord! That is my name! I will not share my glory with anyone else, or the praise due me with idols.
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Make sure you do not turn away to serve and worship other gods!
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You must not make yourselves molten gods.
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You must not erect a sacred pillar, a thing the Lord your God detests.
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There must be no other god among you. You must not worship a foreign god.
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