20 Bible Verses about Do Not Have Other gods
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Do not have other gods besides Me.
There must not be a strange god among you;
you must not bow down to a foreign god.
be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, ‘How did these nations worship their gods? I’ll also do the same.’
“Pay strict attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.
and so that you do not associate with these nations remaining among you. Do not call on the names of their gods or make an oath to them; do not worship them or bow down to them.
If you ever forget the Lord your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will perish.
Do not turn aside to the right or the left from all the things I am commanding you today, and do not go after other gods to worship them.
You are never to bow down to another god because Yahweh, being jealous by nature, is a jealous God.
You must not bow down to them or worship them, because I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the fathers’ sin to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
The Lord made a covenant with them and commanded them, “Do not fear other gods; do not bow down to them; do not serve them; do not sacrifice to them.
He had commanded him about this, so that he would not follow other gods, but Solomon did not do what the Lord had commanded.
Do not follow other gods to serve them and to worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger by the work of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.
Time and time again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: Turn, each one from his evil way of life, and correct your actions. Stop following other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I gave you and your ancestors. But you would not pay attention or obey Me.
Do not forget the covenant that I have made with you. Do not fear other gods,
You must not bow down to their gods or worship them. Do not imitate their practices. Instead, demolish them and smash their sacred pillars to pieces.
You must destroy all the peoples the Lord your God is delivering over to you and not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.
When you look to the heavens and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the array of heaven—do not be led astray to bow down and worship them. The Lord your God has provided them for all people everywhere under heaven.
